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Applicators for microneedles

US8821446B2 · kind B2 · utility

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216References

28Claims

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Assignee

Corium International, Inc. · US

Inventors

Joseph C. Trautman · Sunnyvale, US
Robert Wade Worsham · Cupertino, US
Danir Bayramov · Irvine, US
Danny Lee Bowers · Lake Odessa, US
Steven Richard Klemm · Grand Rapids, US
Parminder Singh · Union City, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 22, 2008
Grant date	Sep 2, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 22, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2037/0023
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A microneedle applicator is provided which has two roughly concentric portions which may be, for example, a solid disk and an annulus surrounding it. On the skin-facing side of the inner portion of the applicator a microneedle array is located. The outer portion of the applicator is placed against the skin, contacting it at a zone. The microneedle array is then pressed towards the skin.

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