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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc., Tosu-shi, Saga, JP;
Inventors:
Shunsuke Arami, Tsukuba, JP;
Shinpei Nishimura, Tsukuba, JP;
Seiji Tokumoto, Tsukuba, JP;
Makoto Ogura, Tsukuba, JP;
Assignee:
HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC., Tosu-shi, Saga, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/0015 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0023 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0046 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0061 (2013.01);
Abstract
An applicator is configured to transfer an active ingredient into a body through skin by a puncture in the skin with microneedles. The applicator includes a piston plate that is provided with a first protrusion part and second protrusion parts on a lower surface side of a main body of the piston plate. The microneedles are provided on a surface of the first protrusion part. The second protrusion parts are provided in a periphery of the first protrusion part while spaced apart from the first protrusion part.