Connection system for an iontophoretic drug delivery device
AssigneeIomed, Inc.
InventorsJon E. Beck, Brian Keith Leaf
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Abstract
A connection system for an iontophoretic drug delivery apparatus comprises an electrode assembly, a power source and a structure for facilitating mating engagement therebetween. The electrode assembly includes a first interface and two electrical leads and the power source includes a second interface and two electrical contacts. The interfaces are configured to facilitate mating engagement therebetween and operative secured electrical continuity between the electrical leads of the electrode assembly and the electrical contacts of the power source.
Claims17
An iontophoretic drug delivery apparatus comprising:
- an electrode assembly having an upper surface, an outer surface, a first interface and two electrical leads;
- a power source having an inner surface, a second interface and two electrical contacts;
- means for facilitating mating engagement of one of the first interface and the second interface into the other of the first interface and second interface, wherein the mating means includes a tapering structure associated with the outer surface of the first interface, wherein the tapering structure is wider at the upper surface, from which it depends, and
- means for facilitating mating engagement wherein the mating means includes an outwardly expanding structure associated with the inner surface of the second interface, to, in turn, enable slidable mated engagement between the first and second interface.
An iontophoretic drug delivery apparatus comprising:
- an electrode assembly having a first interface and at least two electrical leads;
- a power source having a second interface and two electrical contacts, wherein the first and second interfaces are capable of operable mating engagement in at least two orientations;
- means for electrically connecting the two electrical leads with the electrical contacts in any of the at least two orientations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.