Iontophoretic Electrode
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1. An electrode for an iontophoretic drug delivery system, the electrode comprising:
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a retainer including a malleable characteristic and being operably connected to the platform;
a conductor being operably connected to the platform, the conductor further being electrically coupled within the iontophoretic drug delivery system;
a dose controller being operably coupled to the conductor; and
,a drug delivery matrix being operably connected to the platform and proximate the conductor,wherein the conductor, the drug delivery matrix, and the dose controller cooperate to deliver a drug to a user when the electrode is affixed to the user and operably connected within the iontophoretic drug delivery system.
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Abstract
An electrode for an iontophoretic drug delivery system includes a retainer having a malleable characteristic. The retainer and a conductor are connected to a platform. The conductor and a dose controller are electrically coupled to the iontophoretic drug delivery system. A drug delivery matrix is operably connected to the platform and proximate the conductor wherein the conductor, the drug delivery matrix, and the dose controller cooperate to deliver a drug to a user when the electrode is affixed to the user and operably connected to the iontophoretic drug delivery system.
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1. An electrode for an iontophoretic drug delivery system, the electrode comprising:
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a platform; a retainer including a malleable characteristic and being operably connected to the platform; a conductor being operably connected to the platform, the conductor further being electrically coupled within the iontophoretic drug delivery system; a dose controller being operably coupled to the conductor; and
,a drug delivery matrix being operably connected to the platform and proximate the conductor, wherein the conductor, the drug delivery matrix, and the dose controller cooperate to deliver a drug to a user when the electrode is affixed to the user and operably connected within the iontophoretic drug delivery system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electrode for an iontophoretic drug delivery system, the electrode comprising:
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a platform; a conductor including a malleable characteristic and being operably connected to the platform; and
, a drug delivery matrix being operably connected to the platform and proximate the conductor, wherein the conductor and the drug delivery matrix cooperate to deliver a drug to a user when the electrode is affixed to the user and operably connected within the iontophoretic drug delivery system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. For an iontophoretic drug delivery system capable of delivering a medicament to a bodily area having a tissue resistance, the system including a dose controller and an electrode, the electrode comprising a malleable retainer, a conductor, and a drug delivery matrix capable of containing the medicament wherein the conductor is operably coupled to the dose controller and operably connected within the drug delivery matrix, a method comprising the steps of:
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selecting an electrical characteristic for the dose controller in response to the corresponding tissue resistance of the bodily area; placing the electrode proximate the bodily area; aligning the drug delivery matrix proximate the bodily area; and
,conforming the malleable retainer to the bodily area, wherein the medicament is administered to the bodily area in response to activation of the iontophoretic drug delivery system and the electrochemical cooperation between the conductor, dose controller, and the drug delivery matrix. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. In electrode for an iontophoretic drug delivery system, the electrode comprising:
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a platform; a conductor being operably connected to the platform, the conductor further being electrically coupled within the iontophoretic drug delivery system; a dose controller being operably coupled to the conductor; and
, a drug delivery matrix being operably connected to the platform and proximate the conductor,wherein the conductor, the drug delivery matrix, and the dose controller cooperate to deliver a drug to a user when the electrode is affixed to the user and operably connected within the iontophoretic drug delivery system. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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