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US 8,192,787 B2Granted
Method of producing a microneedle or microimplant
AssigneeInnoture Limited
InventorAndrew James Kirby
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing microneedles is provided, the method includes (i) depositing a substance onto a first surface and (ii) forming a solid needle-like shape from the substance. The substance may be deposited in non-solid form and subsequently solidified. A method provides an array of such microneedles.
Claims16
A method of manufacturing a microneedle or microimplant, the method comprising:
- (i) depositing a first portion or droplet of substance onto a first surface;
- and
- (ii) forming a solid needle from the substance, wherein step (ii) comprises sequentially depositing a plurality of portions or droplets of substance onto the first portion or droplet of substance.
A method of manufacturing a microneedle or microimplant, the method comprising:
- i) depositing a substance onto a first surface;
- and
- (ii) forming a solid needle from the substance,
- wherein step (i) comprises providing a stencil having at least one aperture, and depositing the substance through the at least one aperture onto the first surface.
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A method of manufacturing a microneedle or microimplant, the method comprising:
- (i) depositing a first portion or droplet of substance onto a first surface;
- and
- (ii) forming a solid needle from the substance,
- (iii) wherein step (ii) comprises depositing a second portion or droplet of substance onto the first portion or droplet of substance, wherein the depositing of the substance is performed by printing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.