Device for enhancing transdermal agent flux
US6322808A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 9, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/306
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A device (3) comprising a sheet member (6) having a plurality of microprotrusions (4) for penetrating the skin and a rigid support (15) contacting and extending across the sheet member (6) for transmitting an applied force evenly across the length and width of the sheet member (6) to reproducibly and reliably penetrate the skin with the microprotrusions (4).
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