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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2004
Vincent J. Sullivan, Cary, NC (US);
Ronald J. Pettis, Cary, NC (US);
John A. Mikszta, Durham, NC (US);
John P. Dekker, Iii, Cary, NC (US);
Wendy D. Woodley, Cary, NC (US);
Anjana Bhuta Wills, Cary, NC (US);
Matthew S. Ferriter, Chapel Hills, NC (US);
C. Robin Hwang, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Vincent J. Sullivan, Cary, NC (US);
Ronald J. Pettis, Cary, NC (US);
John A. Mikszta, Durham, NC (US);
John P. Dekker, III, Cary, NC (US);
Wendy D. Woodley, Cary, NC (US);
Anjana Bhuta Wills, Cary, NC (US);
Matthew S. Ferriter, Chapel Hills, NC (US);
C. Robin Hwang, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method and device for intradermal delivery of a reconstituted powdered medicament. The device includes a chamber, which is in fluid communication with a microdevice, e.g. microabrader or one or more microneedles. A cartridge containing the powdered medicament may be located within said chamber. At least one burstable membrane retains a powdered medicament within the housing. The method involves the steps of positioning the device at a delivery site on the skin of a patient and intradermally administering the medicament by dispensing a diluent from a diluent source an through inlet port to rupture the membranes, reconstitute the powdered medicament and deliver the reconstituted medicament through the microdevice to the dermal region of the skin.