LOCAL DELIVERY OF DRUGS OR SUBSTANCES USING ELECTRONIC PERMEABILITY INCREASE

摘要

Apparatus is provided for use in conjunction with a drug (36) delivered to a gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a subject. The apparatus includes an ingestible capsule (30), which includes one or more electrodes (16), and a control component (14), adapted to drive the elctrodes (16) to apply an electrical current that induces local delivery of the drug (36) in target tissue of the GI tract. Additional embodiments are also described.