Wearable iontophoresis system
First Claim
1. A wearable iontophoretic drug delivery system for delivering medication to an applied area of a patient comprising:
- a control housing containing at least power supply means for providing electric power and current delivery means for providing electric current, the control housing having top and bottom surfaces and connector means, the connector means having first and second ends defining a connector length, the connector means second end being attached and the connector means first end being unattached to the control housing, the connector means having top and bottom surfaces, at least one of the top and bottom surfaces being attached to the control housing, the connector means having a thickness defined by the connector means top and bottom surfaces; and
an iontophoretic drug delivery patch for placement against the skin of a patient, the iontophoretic drug delivery patch being flexible and including top and bottom surfaces, the top surface of the patch having connector retaining means for retaining the control housing connector, the connector retaining means being defined by a substantially planar base portion and a non-planar top portion, the non-planar top portion being attached to the planar base portion, the non-planar top portion and planar base portion defining a connector retaining means cavity, the connector retaining means cavity having first and second open ends, the first and second open ends having substantially the same size aperture, the aperture of the first and second ends and the cross section of the connector retaining means cavity having a size suitable for at least partial placement of the connector means therein.
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Abstract
A wearable iontophoresis system includes a control housing having a connector and an iontophoretic drug delivery patch for placement against the skin of a patient. The patch has a device for retaining the control housing connector which permits the connector to be removably attached to the patch. The control housing also has at least a power supply device and a current delivery device. The control housing has top and bottom surfaces wherein the top surface has raised, recessed and sloping regions. The thickness of the connector is tapered from a second end to a first end. Furthermore, the second end of the connector is attached to the control housing and oriented so that the first end is unattached to the control housing and proximate to the control housing bottom surface. The iontophoretic drug delivery patch includes top and bottom surfaces wherein mounted to the top surface is the device for retaining the control housing connector. The control housing connector retaining device has first and second open ends and a cavity for placement therein of the connector. The taper of the connector permits it to be easily inserted through one of the first and second open ends and into the control housing connector retaining device cavity.
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27 Claims
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1. A wearable iontophoretic drug delivery system for delivering medication to an applied area of a patient comprising:
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a control housing containing at least power supply means for providing electric power and current delivery means for providing electric current, the control housing having top and bottom surfaces and connector means, the connector means having first and second ends defining a connector length, the connector means second end being attached and the connector means first end being unattached to the control housing, the connector means having top and bottom surfaces, at least one of the top and bottom surfaces being attached to the control housing, the connector means having a thickness defined by the connector means top and bottom surfaces; and an iontophoretic drug delivery patch for placement against the skin of a patient, the iontophoretic drug delivery patch being flexible and including top and bottom surfaces, the top surface of the patch having connector retaining means for retaining the control housing connector, the connector retaining means being defined by a substantially planar base portion and a non-planar top portion, the non-planar top portion being attached to the planar base portion, the non-planar top portion and planar base portion defining a connector retaining means cavity, the connector retaining means cavity having first and second open ends, the first and second open ends having substantially the same size aperture, the aperture of the first and second ends and the cross section of the connector retaining means cavity having a size suitable for at least partial placement of the connector means therein. - 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)
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