MULTI-RESERVOIR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSDERMAL SENSING
First Claim
1. A device for sensing an analyte in a human or other animal comprising:
- a substrate having a plurality of discrete reservoirs, each reservoir having at least one opening;
contents disposed in the reservoirs, the contents of each reservoir comprising a diagnostic agent or a sensor for measuring an analyte;
at least one discrete reservoir cap which cover said at least one opening;
control means for disintegrating or permeabilizing the reservoir cap;
means for transporting an analyte from the skin to said sensors and/or for transporting said diagnostic agent to the skin following release of said diagnostic agents from said reservoir; and
means for securing the device to the skin of a patient.
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Abstract
Devices and methods are provided for transdermal diagnostic sensing, alone or in combination with transdermal drug delivery. The device includes a substrate having a plurality of discrete reservoirs, each reservoir having at least one opening; contents disposed in the reservoirs, the contents of each reservoir including a diagnostic agent or a sensor for measuring an analyte; at least one discrete reservoir cap which cover said at least one opening; control means for disintegrating or permeabilizing the reservoir cap; means for transporting an analyte from the skin to said sensors and/or for transporting said diagnostic agent to the skin following release of said diagnostic agents from said reservoir; and means for securing the device to the skin of a patient.
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1. A device for sensing an analyte in a human or other animal comprising:
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a substrate having a plurality of discrete reservoirs, each reservoir having at least one opening; contents disposed in the reservoirs, the contents of each reservoir comprising a diagnostic agent or a sensor for measuring an analyte; at least one discrete reservoir cap which cover said at least one opening; control means for disintegrating or permeabilizing the reservoir cap; means for transporting an analyte from the skin to said sensors and/or for transporting said diagnostic agent to the skin following release of said diagnostic agents from said reservoir; and means for securing the device to the skin of a patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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