Drug delivery device

Abstract

The present disclosure presents systems, devices and methods for injection of drugs, substances and/or chemicals to a patient and for improving their effectiveness once they are injected are disclosed. Additional treatment can be applied to a tissue region on the patient into which a drug (e.g., insulin) is injected, to expose the tissue region to various forms of energy or a substance to improve the drug's pharmacokinetic and/or pharmacodynamic profile.

1 . An apparatus for delivering therapeutic fluid to a patient at an injection site, comprising:
 a fluid injection device having a housing, wherein said housing contains:
 an injector for injecting the therapeutic fluid to the injection site; and 
 a reservoir for containing the therapeutic fluid; 
   a treatment element coupled to said fluid injection device and configured to apply treatment to the injection site;   wherein said treatment element is further configured to improve pharmacokinetic and/or pharmacodynamics property of the therapeutic fluid.   
     
     
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