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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert O Ginaven, Encinitas, CA (US);
Daniel Facciotti, Davis, CA (US);
Assignee:
Science Applications International Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4351721 ; 4352851 ; 935 53 ; 935 85 ;
Abstract
An array of micro-needles extending from a support substrate and having tip portions shaped and dimensioned to (1) carry a biological substance and (2) pierce the surface of a target tissue and penetrate target cells within the tissue where the biological substance transfers from the tip portions and deposits within the target cells.