Process and apparatus for inspecting microneedle arrays
US11460411B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30108
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A process of making a microneedle array comprising providing a microneedle array having a plurality of microneedles of a desired shape, illuminating at least a portion of said microneedle array that comprises at least one microneedle, capturing an observed image of said at least one microneedle using an optical device, electronically processing said observed image and determining at least one shape parameter for said at least one microneedle, accepting said microneedle array if said at least one shape parameter is within an acceptable range, thereby providing a microneedle array that comprises a known shape of the plurality of microneedles.
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