Patents Represented by Law Firm Prashker, David
  • Electrodes, electrode assemblies, methods, and systems for tissue stimulation and transdermal delivery of pharmacologically active ligands
    Patent number: 4702732
    Abstract: A novel electrode and electrode assembly is provided which preferably uses alternating and direct electrical energy for transdermal delivery of pharmacologically active ligands and for stimulation of tissues in-vivo. Methods and systems are also disclosed which allow a broad range of therapeutic agents to be transmitted to tissues and organs superficially or deep within the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1987
    Assignee: Trustees of Boston University
    Inventors: Whitney R. Powers, Henry Sisun