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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2012
Adam S. Cantor, River Falls, WI (US);
Franklyn L. Frederickson, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Peter R. Johnson, Eagan, MN (US);
Ted K. Ringsred, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Adam S. Cantor, River Falls, WI (US);
Franklyn L. Frederickson, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Peter R. Johnson, Eagan, MN (US);
Ted K. Ringsred, Minneapolis, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An applicator used to apply microneedle arrays to a mammal. In particular, an application device for applying a microneedle device to a skin surface comprising a flexible sheet having a raised central area attached to the microneedle device and a supporting member at or near the periphery of the flexible sheet, wherein the flexible sheet is configured such that it will undergo a stepwise motion in the direction orthogonal to the major plane of the sheet.