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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
May. 20, 2005
Nevenka Golubovic-liakopoulos, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Glenn Fricano, Great River, NY (US);
Michael Danielson, Wrentham, MA (US);
Nevenka Golubovic-Liakopoulos, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Glenn Fricano, Great River, NY (US);
Michael Danielson, Wrentham, MA (US);
Apogee Technology, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of fabricating a microneedle array in a substrate, a drug delivery device comprising one or more microneedles extending upwards from the front surface of the substrate, the microneedles having a generally conical-shaped body defined by a plurality of surfaces sloping upwards from a relatively broad base to a tip, and one or more substances coating the microneedles, the one or more substances being operable to be administered to a patient, wherein the tips of the one or more microneedles are sufficiently sharp to penetrate an outer layer of the skin of the patient, and a method of administering one or more substances to a patient using the device.