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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2021
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Plymouth Meeting, PA (US);
Stephen V. Kemmerrer, San Diego, CA (US);
Kate Broderick, San Diego, CA (US);
Jay McCoy, San Diego, CA (US);
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Plymouth Meeting, PA (US);
Abstract
A device for electroporating cells of a mammalian mucosal membrane includes a housing, an electrode microneedle plate, a voltage return electrode coupled to the housing, and an energy source. The energy source is configured to generate and deliver through the electrode microneedle plate and the voltage return electrode at least one pulse of electrical energy having an electric potential sufficient to electroporate the cells. The electrode microneedle plate is configured to provide an even distribution of a pharmaceutical formulation from the housing and to the mucosal membrane. The electrode microneedle plate includes a plurality of microneedles that are configured to contact the mucosal membrane, deliver the pharmaceutical formulation to a specific depth, and deliver the at least one pulse of ergy to the cells.