IONTOPHORETIC DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND SOFTWARE APPLICATION
First Claim
1. An iontophoretic drug delivery system for driving charged drug molecules into a tissue, comprising:
- a flexible patch, comprising;
a drug reservoir holding the charged drug molecules;
an electrode for driving the charged drug molecules into the tissue;
a microprocessor controller configured to control the electrode;
a receiver coupled to the microprocessor controller for enabling the microprocessor controller to be programmed by machine readable programming instructions sent through the receiver; and
a battery coupled to the microprocessor controller;
a software module for creating a set of machine readable programming instructions for the microprocessor to control the operation of the electrode to administer the charged drug molecules held in the drug reservoir; and
a programming device for communicating the machine readable programming instructions to the microprocessor through the receiver.
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Abstract
The iontophoretic drug delivery system includes electrodes controlled by a microprocessor controller to drive charged molecules contained in a drug reservoir through the skin into the issues of a patient. The iontophoretic drug delivery system further includes an antenna connected to the programmable microprocessor. The antenna allows for the programming of the microprocessor and for the exchange of patient, drug, and treatment related information between the microprocessor and an external device. The iontophoretic drug delivery system is also provided with buttons to allow a patient to manually activate the drug delivery system. The iontophoretic drug delivery system is housed within a thin polyester film membrane.
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31 Claims
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1. An iontophoretic drug delivery system for driving charged drug molecules into a tissue, comprising:
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a flexible patch, comprising; a drug reservoir holding the charged drug molecules; an electrode for driving the charged drug molecules into the tissue; a microprocessor controller configured to control the electrode; a receiver coupled to the microprocessor controller for enabling the microprocessor controller to be programmed by machine readable programming instructions sent through the receiver; and a battery coupled to the microprocessor controller; a software module for creating a set of machine readable programming instructions for the microprocessor to control the operation of the electrode to administer the charged drug molecules held in the drug reservoir; and a programming device for communicating the machine readable programming instructions to the microprocessor through the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of programming an iontophoretic drug delivery device, comprising:
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obtaining a set of machine readable iontophoretic programming instructions based on prescription information and user-specific information; and transmitting the machine readable iontophoretic programming instructions from the system to the iontophoretic drug delivery device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An iontophoretic drug delivery system for driving charged drug molecules into a tissue, comprising:
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a flexible patch, comprising; a drug reservoir holding the charged drug molecules; an electrode for driving the charged drug molecules into the tissue; a microprocessor controller configured to control the electrode; a receiver coupled to the microprocessor controller for enabling the microprocessor controller to be programmed by machine readable programming instructions sent through the receiver; and a battery coupled to the microprocessor controller; and a programming device for communicating the machine readable programming instructions to the microprocessor through the receiver.
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