Thin polymer film drug reservoirs

• Main Authors: LOTHAR W. KLEINER, STEPHANUS PUDJIJANTO, SUBRAMANIAN S. VENKATRAMAN, ELI J. GOLDMAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.07.2000
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F,C08G; BABY COMFORTERS; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICALPURPOSES; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGINGPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL ORADMINISTERING FORMS; ELECTROTHERAPY; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; RADIATION THERAPY; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; USE OF INORGANIC OR NON-MACROMOLECULAR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES ASCOMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS; WORKING-UP

The present invention relates to hydratable drug reservoir films for electrotransport drug delivery devices and to electrotransport drug delivery systems containing the hydratable drug reservoirs and to methods for manufacturing and using such systems. The hydratable reservoir films according to this invention are easily manufacturable and rapidly imbibe water and/or drug solution with good water retention and stability.