Transdermal drug patch with attached pocket for controlled heating device
First Claim
1. A transdermal drug delivery system comprising:
- a dermal drug delivery patch;
a heating element compartment securable to the dermal drug delivery patch; and
an exchangeable heating element for providing heat securable within the heating element compartment.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a transdermal drug delivery system comprising a dermal drug delivery patch and a heating element compartment securable to the dermal drug delivery patch. A freely transferrable heating element is securable within the heating element compartment. A drug can be administered transdermally using the present invention by placing the dermal drug delivery patch upon a patient'"'"'s skin at an administration site. A heating element compartment is secured to the dermal drug delivery patch and a freely transferrable heating element is placed within the heating element compartment. The heating element provides controlled heat to the dermal drug patch and the patient'"'"'s skin aid thereby improves dermal drug administration.
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52 Claims
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1. A transdermal drug delivery system comprising:
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a dermal drug delivery patch;
a heating element compartment securable to the dermal drug delivery patch; and
an exchangeable heating element for providing heat securable within the heating element compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for delivering a drug transdermally comprising the steps of:
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placing a dermal drug delivery patch upon a patient'"'"'s skin at an administration site;
securing a heating element compartment to said dermal drug delivery patch; and
disposing an exchangeable heating element for providing heat within the heating element compartment. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method for delivering a drug transdermally comprising the steps of:
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placing a dermal drug delivery patch upon a patient'"'"'s skin at an administration site;
securing a cooling element compartment to said dermal drug delivery patch; and
disposing a exchangeable cooling element within the cooling element compartment.
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51. A method for delivering a drug transdermally comprising the steps of:
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placing a dermal drug delivery patch upon a patient'"'"'s skin at an administration site;
securing an iontophoresis device compartment to said dermal drug delivery patch; and
disposing an iontophoresis device within the iontophoresis compartment.
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52. A method for transdermally delivering a drug comprising the steps of:
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securing a heating element structure on a patient'"'"'s skin, said heating element structure comprising a heating element disposed above the patient'"'"'s skin and defining a drug patch compartment; and
disposing a dermal drug patch within said drug patch compartment, said drug patch being proximate to and capable of being heated by said heating element, and said drug patch being exchangeable into and out of the drug patch compartment.
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