Adhesive patching aid for microneedle adhesive skin patch
AssigneeMedrx Co., Ltd.
InventorsKatsunori Kobayashi, Hidetoshi Hamamoto
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Abstract
The invention provides an applicator that holds a microneedle to facilitate puncture of the skin and includes an assisting tool as a supporting base to set the microneedle and an adhesive sheet such as a tape and the like, on the side face of the assisting tool to enable close adhesion of the microneedle puncturing the skin.
Claims14
An applicator for puncturing skin comprising an assisting tool, an adhesive tape, and a microneedle, wherein the assisting tool is used as a supporting base to set the adhesive tape that carries the microneedle on an adhesive face thereof, wherein the assisting tool comprises a lower planar surface that is used to receive a pushing force, and an upper planar surface, wherein the lower planar surface has a greater surface area than that of the upper planar surface, and a pair of opposing inclined planar surfaces that extend from respective parts of a periphery of the upper planar surface to respective parts of a periphery of the lower planar surface such that a cross section of the assisting tool has a trapezoid shape, wherein an upper line and an oblique line of the trapezoid shape forms a dip angle of 130-175, and the adhesive tape is set on the assisting tool so as to extend over and contact the surface of at least a portion of the upper planar surface, at least a portion of one of the pair of opposing inclined planar surfaces, and at least a portion of another of the pair of opposing inclined planar surfaces, wherein the microneedle is placed on the upper planar surface of the assisting tool via the adhesive tape.
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