Method and apparatus for delivery of therapeutic agents
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1. An apparatus for the delivery of a therapeutic agent to a predetermined site within a patient comprising:
- means for the administration of said therapeutic agent to said patient comprising a reservoir for the therapeutic agent, at least one orifice through which the agent is administered, and a controlled source of energy sufficient to transfer a predetermined amount of the therapeutic agent at a predetermined rate from said reservoir through said orifice to the predetermined site within the patient;
a plurality of penetrating electrodes arranged with a predetermined spatial relationship relative to said orifice; and
means for generating an electrical signal operatively connected to said electrodes.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for the reproducible, consistent and efficacious delivery of a therapeutic agent to a patient The invention comprises means for the controlled administration of the therapeutic agent (30) through an orifice to the patient, a plurality of penetrating electrodes (56) arranged with a predetermined spatial relationship relative to the orifice (14), and means for generating an electrical signal operatively connected to the electrodes.
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1. An apparatus for the delivery of a therapeutic agent to a predetermined site within a patient comprising:
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means for the administration of said therapeutic agent to said patient comprising a reservoir for the therapeutic agent, at least one orifice through which the agent is administered, and a controlled source of energy sufficient to transfer a predetermined amount of the therapeutic agent at a predetermined rate from said reservoir through said orifice to the predetermined site within the patient;
a plurality of penetrating electrodes arranged with a predetermined spatial relationship relative to said orifice; and
means for generating an electrical signal operatively connected to said electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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