Susan Botte Niemiec

US Patent:

6532386, Mar 11, 2003

Filed:

Aug 30, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/385284

Inventors:

Ying Sun - Somerville NJ
Ralph W. Oakeson - Somerville NJ
Stephen J. Wisniewski - Doylestown PA
Jonas C. T. Wang - West Windsor NJ
Susan M. Niemiec - Yardley PA

Assignee:

Johnson Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. - Skillman NJ

International Classification:

A61N 130

US Classification:

604 20

Abstract:

The present invention relates to an apparatus for transporting a compound through a barrier membrane of a mammal comprising: (a) a vessel having a membrane contacting surface, said surface having a plurality of exposed blades and a channel adjacent to said blades; (b) a reservoir in communication with said channels for storage of said compound; and (c) an electrode in communication with said reservoir, wherein the width of said blades are tapered away from said surface.