Microneedle arrays formed from polymer films
US8366677B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 6, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB81B2201/055
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides for transdermal delivery devices having microneedle arrays, as well as methods for their manufacture and use. In one embodiment, a transdermal delivery device is provided. The transdermal delivery device includes a polymer layer which has microneedles projecting from one of its surfaces. The microneedles are compositionally homogenous with the polymer base layer.
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