Transdermal drug patch with microtubes
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1. A transdermal drug patch for delivering at least one drug to a patient through the skin, comprising:
- (a) at least two electrodes forming the patch and separated from each other by an insulator, each electrode containing a conductive element;
(b) a circuit including an electrical power source for supplying power to and electrically connected to the electrodes at said conductive elements; and
(c) drug reservoir means in at least one of said electrodes in the form of a plurality of microtubes separated from and insulated from each other extending from said conductive element at one end of the microtube to a surface of the patch adapted for interfacing with the patient at the other end of the microtube.
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A transdermal drug patch for delivering at least one drug to a patient through the skin comprises:
(a) at least two electrodes forming the patch and separated from each other by an insulator;
(b) a circuit including an electrical power source for supplying power to and electrically connected to the electrodes at a conductive element; and
(c) drug reservoir means in the form of a plurality of microtubes separated from and insulated from each other extending from a conductive element at one end to the surface of the patch interfacing with the patient at the other end of the microtube.
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1. A transdermal drug patch for delivering at least one drug to a patient through the skin, comprising:
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(a) at least two electrodes forming the patch and separated from each other by an insulator, each electrode containing a conductive element; (b) a circuit including an electrical power source for supplying power to and electrically connected to the electrodes at said conductive elements; and (c) drug reservoir means in at least one of said electrodes in the form of a plurality of microtubes separated from and insulated from each other extending from said conductive element at one end of the microtube to a surface of the patch adapted for interfacing with the patient at the other end of the microtube. - 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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