Indicator for iontophoresis system
First Claim
1. Iontophoresis apparatus that provides an indication of the cumulative amount of a therapeutic agent delivered through a body surface of a patient, the apparatus comprising:
- a first electrode assembly containing a therapeutic agent to be delivered and adapted to be placed in agent transmitting relation with a body surface of a patient;
a second electrode assembly, adapted to be placed in ion transmitting relation with the body surface at a location spaced apart from the first electrode assembly;
an electrical current source, electrically connected to one of the first and second, electrode assemblies;
a means for measuring the cumulative amount of electrical charge transferred in a given time period as a function of the product of current and time, which cumulative charge transferred is a relative measurement of cumulative amount of agent delivered; and
a display means for displaying a visually perceptible output of the cumulative amount of agent delivered relative to a total potential dosage, said display means being electrically connected in series with the first and second electrode assemblies and with the current source.
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Abstract
Apparatus (11) for delivery of a medicament, drug or other therapeutic agent transdermally to a body by iontophoresis is provided. The apparatus (11) provides a means (13) for measuring and displaying the cumulative amount of the medicament delivered to the body by monitoring the amount of a metal, initially present at the anode (45), that is transferred to the cathode (41) in a subsidiary electrolyte cell (47) through which the drive current for the apparatus (11) passes. Optionally, the apparatus also provides a plurality of light emitting devices (63-1) that display a measure of the cumulative amount of medicament delivered, by use of visually distinguishable light colors or by use of binary encoding in the light display.
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1. Iontophoresis apparatus that provides an indication of the cumulative amount of a therapeutic agent delivered through a body surface of a patient, the apparatus comprising:
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a first electrode assembly containing a therapeutic agent to be delivered and adapted to be placed in agent transmitting relation with a body surface of a patient; a second electrode assembly, adapted to be placed in ion transmitting relation with the body surface at a location spaced apart from the first electrode assembly; an electrical current source, electrically connected to one of the first and second, electrode assemblies; a means for measuring the cumulative amount of electrical charge transferred in a given time period as a function of the product of current and time, which cumulative charge transferred is a relative measurement of cumulative amount of agent delivered; and a display means for displaying a visually perceptible output of the cumulative amount of agent delivered relative to a total potential dosage, said display means being electrically connected in series with the first and second electrode assemblies and with the current source. - 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)
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