Transdermal drug patch with microtubes
AssigneeDrug Delivery Systems Inc.
InventorDan Sibalis
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Abstract
A transdermal drug patch for delivering at least one drug to a patient through the skin comprises: (a) at least two electrodes forming the patch and separated from each other by an insulator; (b) a circuit including an electrical power source for supplying power to and electrically connected to the electrodes at a conductive element; and (c) drug reservoir means in the form of a plurality of microtubes separated from and insulated from each other extending from a conductive element at one end to the surface of the patch interfacing with the patient at the other end of the microtube.
Claims20
A transdermal drug patch for delivering at least one drug to a patient through the skin, comprising:
- (a) at least two electrodes forming the patch and separated from each other by an insulator, each electrode containing a conductive element;
- (b) a circuit including an electrical power source for supplying power to and electrically connected to the electrodes at said conductive elements;
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- (c) drug reservoir means in at least one of said electrodes in the form of a plurality of microtubes separated from and insulated from each other extending from said conductive element at one end of the microtube to a surface of the patch adapted for interfacing with the patient at the other end of the microtube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.