EP1355697A4 - Apparatus and methods for fluid delivery using electroactive needles and implantable electrochemical delivery devices - Google Patents

Apparatus and methods for fluid delivery using electroactive needles and implantable electrochemical delivery devices

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Publication number
EP1355697A4
EP1355697A4 EP01274928A EP01274928A EP1355697A4 EP 1355697 A4 EP1355697 A4 EP 1355697A4 EP 01274928 A EP01274928 A EP 01274928A EP 01274928 A EP01274928 A EP 01274928A EP 1355697 A4 EP1355697 A4 EP 1355697A4
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Prior art keywords
electroactive
needles
methods
delivery
implantable electrochemical
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EP01274928A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1355697A1 (en
Inventor
Ashok V Joshi
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Microlin LLC
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Microlin LLC
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/20—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes continuous direct currents
    • A61N1/30—Apparatus for iontophoresis, i.e. transfer of media in ionic state by an electromotoric force into the body, or cataphoresis
    • A61N1/303—Constructional details
    • A61N1/306—Arrangements where at least part of the apparatus is introduced into the body
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/20—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes continuous direct currents
    • A61N1/30—Apparatus for iontophoresis, i.e. transfer of media in ionic state by an electromotoric force into the body, or cataphoresis
EP01274928A 2001-11-29 2001-11-29 Apparatus and methods for fluid delivery using electroactive needles and implantable electrochemical delivery devices Withdrawn EP1355697A4 (en)

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PCT/US2001/045421 WO2003047689A1 (en) 2001-11-29 2001-11-29 Apparatus and methods for fluid delivery using electroactive needles and implantable electrochemical delivery devices

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EP1355697A1 EP1355697A1 (en) 2003-10-29
EP1355697A4 true EP1355697A4 (en) 2005-08-10

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