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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2004
Alexander G. Lastovich, Raleigh, NC (US);
James K. Fentress, Morrisville, NC (US);
Julia Griggs, Oakland, NJ (US);
Ronald J. Pettis, Cary, NC (US);
Diane Sutter, Cary, NC (US);
Frank E. Martin, Durham, NC (US);
M. Ishaq Haider, Morrisville, NC (US);
Alexander G. Lastovich, Raleigh, NC (US);
James K. Fentress, Morrisville, NC (US);
Julia Griggs, Oakland, NJ (US);
Ronald J. Pettis, Cary, NC (US);
Diane Sutter, Cary, NC (US);
Frank E. Martin, Durham, NC (US);
M. Ishaq Haider, Morrisville, NC (US);
Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for delivering or withdrawing a fluid through at least one layer of the skin is provided. A device includes a body having a top face, a bottom face, a side edge and at least one channel. The bottom face includes a first surface area and a second surface area adjacent to and recessed at a first distance from the first surface area. The bottom face further includes at least one raised protrusion disposed on the second surface area. The protrusion has a height from the first surface greater than the first distance. At least one dermal-access member is provided in the protrusion and is in fluid communication with the channel to deliver or withdraw the fluid. The dermal-access member extends at least 1 mm from the protrusion. A mechanism drives the device against the skin at a calculated speed of about 6 m/s to about 18 m/s.