Microneedle devices and uses thereof

US10814115B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology · US
• The General Hospital Corporation · US

Inventors

• Carlo Giovanni Traverso · Newton, US
• Avraham D. Schroeder · Tel Aviv-Yafo, IL
• Baris E. Polat · Morgantown, US
• Carl Schoellhammer · Santa Monica, US
• Daniel Blankschtein · Brookline, US
• Daniel Griffith Anderson · Framingham, US
• Robert S. Langer · Newton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 27, 2012
• Grant date: Oct 27, 2020
• Expiry date: Jul 28, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2037/0023
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present disclosure provides devices and uses thereof. A devices disclosed herein comprises a plurality of microneedles adapted to protrude from the device. In some embodiments, a device is dimensioned and constructed to carry a payload, so that the payload can be delivered to an internal tissue of a subject or through a wall of a vessel after interaction with microneedles. In some embodiments, devices can be used for oral or intravenous administration. In some embodiments, devices can be used for implantation such as vaginal, rectal, urethral or bladder suppository or pessary.