PIVOTALLY ENGAGED MULTIPLE PART ELECTROTRANSPORT DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE
First Claim
1. An electrotransport device for delivering a therapeutic agent through a body surface of a patient, the device comprising:
- agent module having a first end, a second end, and including a compartment that contains the therapeutic agent for electrotransporting through the body surface, the agent module including first agent module (AM) coupler about the first end; and
electronic module having a first end and a second end corresponding to the first end and second end of the agent module, the electronic module having first electronic module (EM) coupler about the first end of the electronic module for coupling with the first AM coupler such that as the first AM coupler matingly engages with the first EM coupler the electronic module and the agent module can be pressed together pivoting about where the first AM coupler engages the first EM coupler, the electronic module including circuitry for electrically driving the therapeutic agent for electrotransport.
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Abstract
An electrotransport device for delivering a therapeutic agent through a body surface of a patient. The device has an electronic module that can be coupled with an agent module to form the electrotransport device. The agent module has a compartment containing the therapeutic agent for delivery through the body surface by electrotransport. The agent module has a first end, and includes first agent module (AM) coupler about the first end. The electronic module has a first end and a second end corresponding to the first end and second end of the agent module. The electronic module has a first electronic module (EM) coupler about the first end of the electronic module for coupling with the first AM coupler such that as the first AM coupler matingly engages with the first EM coupler the electronic module and the agent module can be pressed together pivoting about where the first AM coupler engages the first EM coupler. The electronic module includes circuitry for electrically driving the therapeutic agent for electrotransport.
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22 Claims
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1. An electrotransport device for delivering a therapeutic agent through a body surface of a patient, the device comprising:
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agent module having a first end, a second end, and including a compartment that contains the therapeutic agent for electrotransporting through the body surface, the agent module including first agent module (AM) coupler about the first end; and electronic module having a first end and a second end corresponding to the first end and second end of the agent module, the electronic module having first electronic module (EM) coupler about the first end of the electronic module for coupling with the first AM coupler such that as the first AM coupler matingly engages with the first EM coupler the electronic module and the agent module can be pressed together pivoting about where the first AM coupler engages the first EM coupler, the electronic module including circuitry for electrically driving the therapeutic agent for electrotransport. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. A method of making an electrotransport device for delivering a therapeutic agent through a body surface of a patient, comprising matingly engaging an insert at one end of one of an agent module and an electronic module to a receptor at the other of said modules and pressing the modules together by pivoting about where the modules matingly engage, the agent module containing a compartment including the therapeutic agent.
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21. An electrotransport device for delivering a therapeutic agent through a body surface of a patient, the device comprising:
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reservoir module having a first end, a second end, and including one or more reservoirs one of which contains the therapeutic agent for electrotransporting through the body surface, the reservoir module including a slot about the first end; and electronic module having a first end and a second end corresponding to the first end and second end of the reservoir module, the electronic module including a tongue having a curve or angled portion about the first end for matingly engaging with the slot in the reservoir module such that the curve or angled portion slides on an edge of the slot as the electronic module and the reservoir module are pressed together to result in pivoting motion about where the tongue matingly engages the slot, the electronic module including circuitry for electrically driving the therapeutic agent for electrotransport.
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22. A method of using an electrotransport device for delivering a therapeutic agent through a body surface of a patient, comprising matingly engaging an insert at one end of one of a reservoir module and an electronic module to a receptor at the other of said modules so that the modules are free to pivot and pressing the modules together by pivoting about where the modules matingly engage and applying the resulting device on a body surface of a patient for electrotransport, wherein the reservoir module containing a reservoir including the therapeutic agent.
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