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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2015
The University of North Carolina AT Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Joseph DeSimone, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Mary Napier, Carrboro, NC (US);
Jonathan Pillai, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
James Byrne, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Lukas Miller Roush, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Jen Jen Yeh, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Matt Parrott, Carrboro, NC (US);
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Abstract
A delivery system for local drug delivery to a target site of internal body tissue is provided. The delivery system comprises a source electrode adapted to be positioned proximate to a target site of internal body tissue. A counter electrode is in electrical communication with the source electrode, and is configured to cooperate with the source electrode to form a localized electric field proximate to the target site. A reservoir is configured to be disposed such that the reservoir is capable of interacting with the localized electric field. The reservoir is configured to carry a cargo capable of being delivered to the target site when exposed to the localized electric field. Associated methods are also provided.