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US 8,506,530 B2Granted
Microneedles to be placed in the skin for the transdermal application of pharmaceuticals
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsFranz Laermer, Michael Stumber, Dick Scholten, Christian Maeurer
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Abstract
An array for placement on the skin of a human or animal patient for the purpose of the transdermal application of pharmaceuticals, toxins or active agents, having microneedles that are situated on a carrier substrate, the microneedles having a preset breaking point in the area of the transition to the carrier substrate.
Claims16
An array to be placed on the skin of a human patient or an animal patient for transdermally applying pharmaceuticals, toxins or active agents, comprising:
- a carrier substrate;
- and
- microneedles situated on the carrier substrate, the microneedles having a preset breaking point in an area of a transition to the carrier substrate, the preset breaking point including one of (a) a material tapering and (b) a constriction.
An array kit, comprising:
- an array to be placed on the skin of a human patient or an animal patient for transdermally applying pharmaceuticals, toxins or active agents, including a carrier substrate, and microneedles situated on the carrier substrate, the microneedles having a preset breaking point in an area of a transition to the carrier substrate, the preset breaking point including one of (a) a material tapering and (b) a constriction;
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- a cover material to be placed over the array after the array is placed in the skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.