Patent ID: 9364664
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: A61N

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for the delivery of an electrical field which facilitates the intracellular delivery of a therapeutic agent to a predetermined site within the tissue of a patient comprising: a plurality of penetrating electrodes arranged in a predetermined spatial relationship, each electrode with a cross sectional area contributing to the total cross sectional area of all electrodes; an applicator housing an inanimate source of energy operatively connected to said plurality of electrodes for deploying said electrodes from the apparatus; an electrical field generator which facilitates the intracellular delivery of a therapeutic agent, which electric field generator is operatively connected to said electrodes at least in their deployed state; and at least one cantilevered extension of a cartridge that engages an injection drive mechanism of said applicator to passively prime said inanimate source of energy when said cartridge is inserted into said applicator.