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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Joseph C. Trautman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Lorin Olson, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph C. Trautman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Lorin Olson, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
ALZA CORPORATION, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/20 (2006.01); A61B 17/92 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/0015 (2013.01); A61B 17/205 (2013.01); A61B 2017/925 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0023 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0038 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0046 (2013.01);
Abstract
An applicator for applying a microprojection member to the stratum corneum of a patient having a housing, a piston moveable within the housing and a cap adapted to activate the applicator. The applicator is self-setting and auto-triggering, which allows the applicator to be used by patient's having neither the strength, nor the manual dexterity to pre-set and activate other types of applicator devices.