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US 5,331,979 AGranted
Iontophoretic cigarette substitute
OwnerJulian L. Henleyinventor
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Abstract
An improved iontophoretic cigarette substitute device is disclosed having a driver unit and a disposable mouthpiece. The mouthpiece has a drug coating applied to its external surface which is iontophoretically driven into the mucous membranes of the user's lips upon use. Nicotine is a preferred drug to be administered to the user through an electrode employed on the mouthpiece.
Claims9
An iontophoretic drug delivery device comprising in combination:
- (a) a first driver unit comprising an electrical power source;
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- (b) a second mouthpiece unit detachably connectable to the driver unit having an external surface, the external surface having electrodes thereon and a coating containing the drug to be delivered to a user of the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.