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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
May. 26, 2000
Vladimir Gartstein, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Dragan Danilo Nebrigic, Indian Springs, OH (US);
Grover David Owens, Fairfield, OH (US);
Faiz Feisal Sherman, West Chester, OH (US);
Vadim Vladimirovich Yuzhakov, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Francisco Arias, Cincinnati, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A hollow microneedle with a substantially sharp edge is provided that includes at least one longitudinal blade at the top surface or tip of the microneedle to aid in penetration of the stratum corneum of skin. In a preferred embodiment, there are two such longitudinal blades that are constructed on opposite surfaces at approximately a 180° angle along the cylindrical side wall of the microneedle. Each edged blade has a cross-section that, when viewed from above the microneedle top, has an isosceles triangle profile. The blade's edge can run the entire length of the microneedle from its very top surface to its bottom surface where it is mounted onto the substrate, or the edge can be discontinued partway down the length of the microneedle. A star-shaped solid microneedle also is provided having at least one blade with a relatively sharp edge to assist in penetrating the stratum corneum of skin. In a preferred embodiment, a three pointed star-shape is used, in which each blade has an isosceles triangular cross-section when viewed from the top of the microneedle. The base of each of the isosceles triangles meets at a center of the microneedle to form the star-shaped structure. At least one hole through the substrate is located near the side surfaces of the pairs of blades of the solid microneedle.