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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Allan McArthur, Highland Lakes, NJ (US);
Scott Edward Stropkay, Carlisle, MA (US);
Marc Walter Tanner, London, GB;
Assignee:
Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 20 ;
Abstract
An iontophoretic drug delivery system of the present invention includes a multiple-pod housing, a controller, a power source and an electrode assembly in electrical contact with at least two reservoirs, with at least one of the reservoirs containing an active formulation to be delivered to an applied area of a patient. In the preferred embodiment, the housing includes three pods to more easily conform to the contours of the body, with two pods each including reservoirs and the electrode assembly, and the other pod including the controller.