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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/158 (2006.01); A61M 5/46 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/28 (2006.01); A61K 38/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/46 (2013.01); A61K 38/28 (2013.01); A61K 38/29 (2013.01); A61M 5/158 (2013.01); A61M 5/32 (2013.01); A61M 5/3286 (2013.01); A61M 5/3291 (2013.01); A61M 5/3295 (2013.01); A61M 37/0015 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0038 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0061 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for directly delivering whereby a substance is introduced into an intradermal space within mammalian skin which involves administering the substance through at least one small gauge hollow needle having an outlet with an exposed height between 0 and 1 mm. The outlet is inserted into the skin to a depth of between 0.3 mm and 2 mm such that the delivery of the substance occurs at a depth between 0.3 mm and 2 mm.