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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014

Filed:

May. 31, 2005
Applicants:

Mark R. Prausnitz, Atlanta, GA (US);

Mark G. Allen, Atlanta, GA (US);

Jung-hwan Park, Smyrna, GA (US);

Yong-kyu Yoon, Smyrna, GA (US);

Jin-woo Park, Suwanee, GA (US);

Inventors:

Mark R. Prausnitz, Atlanta, GA (US);

Mark G. Allen, Atlanta, GA (US);

Jung-Hwan Park, Smyrna, GA (US);

Yong-Kyu Yoon, Smyrna, GA (US);

Jin-Woo Park, Suwanee, GA (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61N 1/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention comprises methods and devices for thermal treatment of a barrier to increase the permeability of the barrier. One form of increasing the permeability of the barrier comprises forming micropores which may be used for administration of active agents across the barrier, or may be used for sampling or collecting fluids, or may be used for detecting, measuring or determining analytes, or may be used for monitoring of physiological or other conditions. Devices of the present invention may comprise microheaters that are activated by inductive or ohmic heating power supply components.


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