Device for manipulating a needle or abrader array and method of use
US7186235B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2037/0038
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for intradermally administering a pharmaceutical composition or other substance into and through the skin of a mammalian body in a manner that avoids or eliminates excess pain and discomfort normally caused as a result of the microabraders or microneedles entering the epithelial layers beneath the stratum corneum. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus is a microdevice with an array of microabraders or microneedles with a manipulating member.
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