Iontophoretic power supply
First Claim
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1. An iontophoretic power supply comprising:
- hardware including means for interfacing with an external output device;
means for interfacing with an external communication device;
means for interfacing with sensors;
microprocessor means; and
computer readable medium; and
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software, recorded on the computer readable medium, executable by the microprocessor means, for performing the steps of;
facilitating the providing of at least one operating parameter by a user, the at least one operating parameter comprising at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of;
voltage limit, steady state current magnitude, ramp-up rate, ramp-down rate, number of cycles and number of sequences; and
applying the provided operating parameters to an interfaced iontophoretic device.
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Abstract
An iontophoretic power supply comprising hardware and software. The hardware includes means for interfacing with an iontophoretic output device; microprocessor means and a computer readable medium. The software is recorded on the computer readable medium and executable by the microprocessor means. The software is capable of performing the steps of facilitating the providing of at least one operating parameter by a user and applying the provided operating parameters to an interfaced iontophoretic device.
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1. An iontophoretic power supply comprising:
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hardware including means for interfacing with an external output device;
means for interfacing with an external communication device;
means for interfacing with sensors;
microprocessor means; and
computer readable medium; and
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software, recorded on the computer readable medium, executable by the microprocessor means, for performing the steps of;
facilitating the providing of at least one operating parameter by a user, the at least one operating parameter comprising at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of;
voltage limit, steady state current magnitude, ramp-up rate, ramp-down rate, number of cycles and number of sequences; and
applying the provided operating parameters to an interfaced iontophoretic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of emulating an iontophoretic power supply to supply an iontophoretic treatment via an iontophoretic device, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one operating parameter to the power supply, the operating parameter comprising at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of voltage limit, steady state current magnitude, ramp-up rate, ramp-down rate, number of cycles and number of sequences; and
applying the provided operating parameters to the external iontophoretic device - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
communicating with an external device; and
receiving at least one operating parameter from the external device.
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10. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of:
providing data pertaining to the treatment to a user via a display associated with the power supply.
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11. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of:
storing data pertaining to the treatment.
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12. The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of:
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communicating with an external device;
transferring stored data to the external device.
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13. The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of:
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associating at least one sensor to the power supply; and
storing data pertaining to the at least one sensor.
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14. The method of claim 13 further comprising the step of:
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communicating with an external device; and
transferring stored data pertaining to the at least one sensor to the external device.
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