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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2004
Samir S. Mitragotri, Goleta, CA (US);
Joseph Kost, Cambridge, MA (US);
Scott C. Kellogg, Boston, MA (US);
Nicholas F. Warner, Belmont, MA (US);
Tuan A. Elstrom, Lake Bluff, IL (US);
Samir S. Mitragotri, Goleta, CA (US);
Joseph Kost, Cambridge, MA (US);
Scott C. Kellogg, Boston, MA (US);
Nicholas F. Warner, Belmont, MA (US);
Tuan A. Elstrom, Lake Bluff, IL (US);
Echo Therapeutics, Inc., Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
According to the present invention, a method for enhancing transdermal transport is disclosed. The method includes the steps of increasing a permeability of an area of a membrane with a permeabilizing device. The membrane may be, inter alia, biologic skin or synthetic skin. The permeabilizing device may be an ultrasound-producing device. A substance is transported into and through the area of the membrane. The substance may be a drug, a vaccine, or a component of interstitial fluid.