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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2012
Applicant:
University of Greenwich, London, GB;
Inventor:
Dionysios Douroumis, London, GB;
Assignee:
University of Greenwich, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/158 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61K 47/10 (2006.01); A61K 47/26 (2006.01); B05C 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/0021 (2013.01); A61K 47/10 (2013.01); A61K 47/26 (2013.01); A61M 37/0015 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0046 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0053 (2013.01); A61M 2207/00 (2013.01); B05C 5/0225 (2013.01);
Abstract
Microneedle devices are spray coated by nozzles which jet dispense dots onto the individual needles of a microneedle device from a spray nozzle which is angled with respect to the plane of the microneedle device. An angle of between 70° and 45° is preferred and can be achieved by providing the microneedle devices on a support which is inclined at 20° to 45° to the horizontal and using a spray nozzle with a vertical axis.