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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ying Sun, Somerville, NJ (US);
Ralph W. Oakeson, Somerville, NJ (US);
Stephen J. Wisniewski, Doylestown, PA (US);
Jonas C. T. Wang, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Susan M. Niemiec, Yardley, PA (US);
Assignee:
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/30 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for transporting a compound through a barrier membrane of a mammal comprising: (a) a vessel having a membrane contacting surface, said surface having a plurality of exposed blades and a channel adjacent to said blades; (b) a reservoir in communication with said channels for storage of said compound; and (c) an electrode in communication with said reservoir, wherein the width of said blades are tapered away from said surface.