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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2014
Corium International, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Esi Ghartey-Tagoe, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Janet Wendorf, Redwood City, CA (US);
Steve Williams, El Granada, CA (US);
Parminder Singh, Union City, CA (US);
Robert Wade Worsham, Cupertino, CA (US);
Joseph C. Trautman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Danir Bayramov, Irvine, CA (US);
Danny Lee Bowers, Lake Odessa, MI (US);
Andrew Richard Klemm, Ada, MI (US);
Steven Richard Klemm, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Guohua Chen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Corium International, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A microprojection array is provided, comprising an approximately planar base and a plurality of microprojections, wherein the array comprises a vaccine and a polymeric material. The array may have multiple layers. The vaccine may be placed in only one layer. In another embodiment of the invention, a method of preventing a disease is provided, comprising insertion into the skin of a patient an array of microprojections comprising a layer which comprises a vaccine for that disease and a polymer.