Patent ID: 6317629
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
An iontophoretic agent delivery device comprising a pair of electrode assemblies, a least one of said electrode assemblies having a donor electrode and a reservoir for containing the agent to be iontophoretically delivered, said reservoir being adapters to be placed in agent transmitting relation with a body surface through which said agent is to be delivered, an electronic circuit having a plurality of electronic components including a source of electrical energy, and having a circuit output which is electrically connected to said reservoir, said electronic circuit being capable of controlling the electric current applied by the device, said device having an electrically conductive pressure sensitive adhesive wherein the adhesive is conducting in all directions, the adhesive being in direct physical and electrical contact with said circuit output and the adhesive also being in electrical contact with at least one member selected from the group consisting of an electrode assembly, an electrode and a reservoir, said adhesive comprising at least a portion of the electrical connection between the circuit output and the reservoir.