Transdermal delivery of therapeutic agent
First Claim
1. A device for transdermal delivery of a therapeutic agent to a biological subject, comprising:
- a first electrode comprising a first array of electrically conductive microprojections for providing electrical communication through a skin portion of the subject to a second electrode comprising a second array of electrically conductive microprojections;
a reservoir for holding the therapeutic agent surrounding the first electrode;
a pulse generator for providing an exponential decay pulse between the first and second electrodes; and
an electronic control module.
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Abstract
A device for the transdermal delivery of a therapeutic agent to a biological subject that includes a first electrode comprising a first array of electrically conductive microprojections for providing electrical communication through a skin portion of the subject to a second electrode comprising a second array of electrically conductive microprojections. Additionally, a reservoir for holding the therapeutic agent surrounding the first electrode and a pulse generator for providing an exponential decay pulse between the first and second electrodes may be provided. A method includes the steps of piercing a stratum corneum layer of skin with two arrays of conductive microprojections, encapsulating the therapeutic agent into biocompatible charged carriers, surrounding the conductive microprojections with the therapeutic agent, generating an exponential decay pulse between the two arrays of conductive microprojections to create a non-uniform electrical field and electrokinetically driving the therapeutic agent through the stratum corneum layer of skin.
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49 Claims
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1. A device for transdermal delivery of a therapeutic agent to a biological subject, comprising:
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a first electrode comprising a first array of electrically conductive microprojections for providing electrical communication through a skin portion of the subject to a second electrode comprising a second array of electrically conductive microprojections;
a reservoir for holding the therapeutic agent surrounding the first electrode;
a pulse generator for providing an exponential decay pulse between the first and second electrodes; and
an electronic control module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for transdermal delivery of a therapeutic agent, comprising:
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piercing a stratum corneum layer of skin with two arrays of conductive microprojections;
encapsulating the therapeutic agent into biocompatible charged carriers;
disposing the conductive microprojections into contact with the therapeutic agent;
generating an exponential decay pulse between the two arrays of conductive microprojections to create a non-uniform electrical field; and
electrokinetically driving the therapeutic agent through the stratum corneum layer of skin. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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