Patent ID: 6731977
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
An electrode, for use in an iontophoretic drug delivery apparatus, comprising:at least one first conductive layer of material having a proximal end, a distal end, and an axis extending between the proximal and distal end, wherein the conductive layer undergoes an electrochemical reaction upon application of an electric current, the conductive layer having at least one lead attachment region associated with the proximal end; and at least one dielectric layer of material disposed upon at least a portion of, but less than the entirety of, the at least one conductive layer of material, wherein the dielectric layer is configured in a continuous and uninterrupted pattern extending from the at least one lead attachment region to a region of the conductive layer distally spaced from the lead attachment region, the pattern comprising a substantially linear trunk running along the axis of the conductive layer, having at least one terminal end.