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Last Updated: March 29, 2024

Details for Patent: 5,445,606


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Summary for Patent: 5,445,606
Title: Indicator for iontophoresis system
Abstract:Apparatus (11) for delivery of a medicament, drug or other therapeutic agent transdermally to a body by iontophoresis is provided. The apparatus (11) provides a means (13) for measuring and displaying the cumulative amount of the medicament delivered to the body by monitoring the amount of a metal, initially present at the anode (45), that is transferred to the cathode (41) in a subsidiary electrolyte cell (47) through which the drive current for the apparatus (11) passes. Optionally, the apparatus also provides a plurality of light emitting devices (63-1) that display a measure of the cumulative amount of medicament delivered, by use of visually distinguishable light colors or by use of binary encoding in the light display.
Inventor(s): Haak; Ronald P. (San Jose, CA), Theeuwes; Felix (Los Altos, CA), Roe; David K. (Portland, OR)
Assignee: ALZA Corporation (Palo Alto, CA)
Application Number:08/069,061
Patent Claim Types:
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Device; Formulation; Delivery;

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