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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2007
Alan T. Riga, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Vadim F. Lvovich, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Michael G. Kaufman, Beachwood, OH (US);
Thomas I. Bradshaw, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Alan T. Riga, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Vadim F. Lvovich, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Michael G. Kaufman, Beachwood, OH (US);
Thomas I. Bradshaw, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Buckeye Pharmaceuticals, Beachwood, OH (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for delivering a chemical compound to, through or into a membrane, tissue or layer are provided. The device may include an AC signal source and at least one electrode. In one application, an interdigitated electrode may be electrically connected to the AC signal source. In one application, the chemical compound such as a medicament containing a drug may be disposed on or within the electrode and logic may control the AC signal source to provide the signal, including setting or selecting characteristics such as voltage, frequency and the like to orient and/or motivate an amount of the chemical compound through the electrode and into the tissue.