Device and method for delivering or withdrawing a substance through the skin

US6808506B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Becton, Dickinson and Company · US

Inventors

• Alexander G. Lastovich · Raleigh, US
• James Fentress · Morrisville, US
• Julia Griggs · Morrisville, US
• Ronald J. Pettis · Durham, US
• Diane Sutter · Cary, US
• Frank E. Martin · Durham, US
• M. Ishaq Haider · Bernardsville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 4, 2003
• Grant date: Oct 26, 2004
• Expiry date: Mar 10, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M5/46
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An apparatus for delivering or withdrawing a fluid through at least one layer of the skin is provided. A device includes a body having a top face, a bottom face, a side edge and at least one channel. The bottom face includes a first surface area and a second surface area adjacent to and recessed at a first distance from the first surface area. The bottom face further includes at least one raised protrusion disposed on the second surface area. The protrusion has a height from the first surface greater than the first distance. At least one dermal-access member is provided in the protrusion and is in fluid communication with the channel to deliver or withdraw the fluid. The dermal-access member extends at least 1 mm from the protrusion. A mechanism drives the device against the skin at a calculated speed of about 6 m/s to about 18 m/s.