Apparatus for heating to a desired temperature for improved administration of pharmaceutically active compounds
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1. An apparatus capable of heating to a desired narrow temperature range for a desired length of time comprising:
- a shallow chamber defined by an air impermeable wall having an opening and a cover capable of covering said opening, said covering having a desired air permeability, and a heat generating medium disposed within said shallow chamber of said apparatus, said apparatus capable of generating controlled heat by exposing an oxygen activated exothermic medium within the apparatus to oxygen and varying the amount of oxygen to which the exothermic medium is exposed to vary a rate of reaction of the exothermic medium.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for improving administration of drugs through the use of heat and other physical means. The present invention relates to the use of heat and other physical means in conjunction with specially designed dermal drug delivery systems, conventional commercial dermal drug delivery systems, or drugs delivered into a sub-skin depot site via injection and other methods to alter, mainly increase, the drug release rate from the dermal drug delivery systems or the depot sites to accommodate certain clinical needs.
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1. An apparatus capable of heating to a desired narrow temperature range for a desired length of time comprising:
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a shallow chamber defined by an air impermeable wall having an opening and a cover capable of covering said opening, said covering having a desired air permeability, and a heat generating medium disposed within said shallow chamber of said apparatus, said apparatus capable of generating controlled heat by exposing an oxygen activated exothermic medium within the apparatus to oxygen and varying the amount of oxygen to which the exothermic medium is exposed to vary a rate of reaction of the exothermic medium. - 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)
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