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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2012
James Down, Cary, NC (US);
Noel G. Harvey, Efland, NC (US);
Frank E. Martin, Durham, NC (US);
Ronald J. Pettis, Durham, NC (US);
Alexander G. Lastovich, Raleigh, NC (US);
James Down, Cary, NC (US);
Noel G. Harvey, Efland, NC (US);
Frank E. Martin, Durham, NC (US);
Ronald J. Pettis, Durham, NC (US);
Alexander G. Lastovich, Raleigh, NC (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A device includes a plurality of skin penetrating devices for delivering or withdrawing a substance through the skin of a patient. The device has a support formed with a top and bottom end and a plurality of channels extending axially through the support. A plurality of the skin penetrating members is positioned in the channels with a tip extending from the bottom end of the support. A coupling member is attached to the support for coupling with a fluid supply and directing the fluid to the skin penetrating members. The skin penetrating members have a length of about 100 microns to about 2000 microns and are about 30 to 50 gauge.