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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2006
Applicants:
David H. Brandwein, New Brighton, MN (US);
Franklyn L. Frederickson, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Karl M. Kropp, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
David H. Brandwein, New Brighton, MN (US);
Franklyn L. Frederickson, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Karl M. Kropp, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/0015 (2013.01); A61B 5/14514 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A microneedle application device for moving a microneedle array toward a target skin location includes a feedback sensor. The feedback sensor is operably connected to the microneedle application device, and is capable of generating an output corresponding to forces between the target skin location and the microneedle application device.