Iontophoretic agent delivery to the female reproductive tract

Patent 6139538 Issued on October 31, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date:

October 6, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Issued on: 06/22/1982
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Inventors

Application

No. 943966 filed on 10/06/1997

US Classes:

604/515, To or from the female reproductory tract604/21With tubular injection means inserted into body

Examiners

Primary: Kennedy, Sharon

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Merchant & Gould P.C.

Foreign Patent References

0 018 097 A2 EP. 10/13/1980
0 438 078 A2 EP. 07/13/1991
0 510 857 A1 EP. 10/13/1992
2 090 535 GB. 07/13/1982

International Classes

A61M 031/00
A61N 001/30

Abstract

An apparatus for iontophoretically delivering an agent to a patient having a uterus and a cervix. The apparatus comprises a probe sized to fit within the cervical canal. A cervical cap has an inner surface. The probe projects from the inner surface. A first electrode has a first portion operably connected to the cervical cap and a second portion operably connected to the probe. The first electrode is configured to be electrically connected to a power supply. A second electrode is configured to be electrically connected to the power supply. A reservoir having a first portion operably connected to the cervical cap and a second portion operably connected to the probe.