Patents by Inventor Kathleen A. Eischen

Kathleen A. Eischen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8295923
    Abstract: A wearable iontophoresis device for the prolonged delivery of a positively charged pharmaceutical species from a salt formulation is disclosed that includes a readily oxidizable metal-based sacrificial anode in the form of a generally planar layer having a connecting area that has a width that is sufficient to insure complete consumption of the oxidizable metal wherein the anode is configured to have a minimum operating life of at least 6 hours under skin-safe conditions, and a drug delivery gel pad in electrical contact with said anode for accommodating a gel containing a positively charged pharmaceutical species in salt form formulated for transdermal delivery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Teikoku Pharma USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathleen A. Eischen, Carter R. Anderson, Russell L. Morris
  • Publication number: 20110245755
    Abstract: A wearable iontophoresis device for the prolonged delivery of a positively charged pharmaceutical species from a salt formulation is disclosed that includes a readily oxidizable metal-based sacrificial anode in the form of a generally planar layer having a connecting area that has a width that is sufficient to insure complete consumption of the oxidizable metal wherein the anode is configured to have a minimum operating life of at least 6 hours under skin-safe conditions, and a drug delivery gel pad in electrical contact with said anode for accommodating a gel containing a positively charged pharmaceutical species in salt form formulated for transdermal delivery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Kathleen A. Eischen, Carter R. Anderson, Russell L. Morris
  • Patent number: 5770158
    Abstract: A disposable, vented capillary draw device is described that is also capable of use for the syringe pressurized dispensing of liquid benignly drawn. The system includes a vented capillary collection tube for drawing liquid samples by capillary rise in a bubble-free manner. A reversible, positive vent shut-off is provided to help contain the drawn material in the capillary. A reciprocating, loose fitting, syringe plunger arrangement is also provided attached to and operable in the capillary tube. Initial axial displacement of the plunger in the capillary toward the open end is used to initially operate the vent seal or positive vent shut-off device to close the vent and, upon further advancement of the plunger, the plunger forces the liquid material back out of the draw tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Diametrics Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathleen A. Eischen, James W. Kenney