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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
May. 11, 2011
Julian L. Henley, New Haven, CT (US);
Kuo Wei Chang, Waltham, MA (US);
Joseph Potter, Oak Bluffs, MA (US);
Dennis I. Goldberg, South Brookline, MA (US);
James Derouin, Taunton, MA (US);
Julian L. Henley, New Haven, CT (US);
Kuo Wei Chang, Waltham, MA (US);
Joseph Potter, Oak Bluffs, MA (US);
Dennis I. Goldberg, South Brookline, MA (US);
James Derouin, Taunton, MA (US);
Nitric Biotherapeutics, Inc., Bristol, PA (US);
Abstract
A method for delivering a substance to an infected nail of an individual is described. The method includes the step of applying a device to at least one infected nail of an individual, where the device includes at least one active electrode and at least one counter electrode, where the at least one counter electrode is in contact with the individual, and where the device is connected to at least one power source. The method also includes the steps of disposing a medicament between the at least one active electrode and the at least one infected nail, applying a salt solution to the at least one infected nail, and providing an electrical current from the power source to the at least one active electrode to facilitate delivery of the medicament into the region of the at least one infected nail.