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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Vaxxas Pty Limited, Sydney, AU;
Inventors:
Stefano Meliga, West End, AU;
Mark Anthony Fernance Kendall, Chelmer, AU;
Robert William Goddard, Capalaba, AU;
Assignee:
Vaxxas Pty Limited, Sydney, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/20 (2006.01); A61D 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/0015 (2013.01); A61B 17/205 (2013.01); A61D 7/00 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0023 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0046 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0061 (2013.01); A61M 2202/30 (2013.01); A61M 2207/00 (2013.01); A61M 2210/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for delivering an active ingredient into skin of an animal at a defined depth, the apparatus including: a microprojection array including a plurality of microprojections having a density of at least 2,000 projections per cm; and an applicator that drives the microprojection array towards the skin in use so that the microprojection array impacts on the skin with a mass-to-velocity ratio of between 0.0005 g/m/s and 0.1 g/m/s per cm.