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Method for altering drug pharmacokinetics based on medical delivery platform

US8708994B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Becton, Dickinson and Company · US

Inventors

Ronald J. Pettis · Durham, US
Noel G. Harvey · Efland, US
James A. Down · Cary, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 28, 2011
Grant date	Apr 29, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 12, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2037/0061
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for directly delivering whereby a substance is introduced into an intradermal space within mammalian skin which involves administering the substance through at least one small gauge hollow needle having an outlet with an exposed height between 0 and 1 mm. The outlet is inserted into the skin to a depth of between 0.3 mm and 2 mm such that the delivery of the substance occurs at a depth between 0.3 mm and 2 mm.

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