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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2016
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Kenneth E. Brown, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Daniel M. Dohmeier, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Joan T. Moseman, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Ying Zhang, Woodbury, MN (US);
Alan Harris, New York City, NY (US);
Gary Hattersley, Stow, MA (US);
Lisa A. Dick, Afton, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A medical device comprising a composition comprising a therapeutically active amount of active agent, a zinc compound, and an array of microneedles. The zinc compound may be selected from the group consisting of zinc, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of zinc, and mixtures thereof. At least a portion of the composition is present as a coating on at least a portion of the microneedles. Methods of delivering a therapeutically active agent to a mammal using compositions of the disclosure are also included.