Patents Assigned to GMP Drug Delivery, Inc.
  • Iontophoresis, electroporation and combination patches for local drug delivery to body tissues
    Patent number: 6662044
    Abstract: Patch-based devices for enhancing the local delivery of drugs, pharmaceuticals, plasmids, genes and other agents into the tissues of the living body. The patch devices provide an electrical driving force that can increase the rate of migration of drugs and other therapeutic agents out of a polymer matrix into body tissues and cells using iontophoresis only, electroporation only, or combined inontophoresis and electroporation. The two procedures may be applied sequentially in any order without removing or repositioning the patch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: GMP Drug Delivery, Inc.
    Inventors: Neville Crawford, Charles L. Brown, III
  • Iontophoresis, electroporation and combination patches for local drug delivery to body tissues
    Publication number: 20020183685
    Abstract: Patch-based devices for enhancing the local delivery of drugs, pharmaceuticals, plasmids, genes, and other agents into the tissues of the living body. The patch devices provide an electrical driving force that can increase the rate of migration of drugs and other therapeutic agents out of a polymer matrix into body tissues and cells using iontophoresis only, electroporation only, or combined iontophoresis and electroporation. The two procedures may be applied sequentially in any order without removing or repositioning the patch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Applicant: GMP Drug Delivery, Inc.
    Inventors: Neville Crawford, Charles L. Brown
  • Iontophoresis electroporation and combination patches for local drug delivery to body tissues
    Patent number: 6424862
    Abstract: Patch-based devices for enhancing the local delivery of drugs, pharmaceuticals, plasmids, genes, and other agents into the tissues of the living body. The patch devices provide an electrical driving force that can increase the rate of migration of drugs and other therapeutic agents out of a polymer matrix into body tissues and cells using iontophoresis only, electroporation only, or combined iontophoresis and electroporation. The two procedures may be applied sequentially in any order without removing or repositioning the patch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: GMP Drug Delivery, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles L. Brown, III, Neville Crawford