Valved intradermal delivery device and method of intradermally delivering a substance to a patient
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1. An intradermal delivery device for delivering a substance into the skin of a patient, comprising:
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a fluid chamber on the housing for containing the substance, said chamber having an outlet for the substance;
a valve member connected to said housing to control the flow of the substance through the outlet; and
a skin penetrating device on the housing and in fluid communication with the chamber for delivering the substance into the skin of the patient.
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Abstract
An intradermal delivery device for delivery a substance into the skin of a patient has a fluid chamber for containing the substance, at least one micro skin penetrating member, and a valve controlling the flow of the substance from the fluid chamber to the micro skin penetrating member. An adhesive releasably attaches the device to the skin of the patient, the fluid chamber can be sized to hold a unit dose of the substance, and, in some embodiments, the fluid chamber can be releasably coupled to a housing of the device.
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1. An intradermal delivery device for delivering a substance into the skin of a patient, comprising:
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a housing;
a fluid chamber on the housing for containing the substance, said chamber having an outlet for the substance;
a valve member connected to said housing to control the flow of the substance through the outlet; and
a skin penetrating device on the housing and in fluid communication with the chamber for delivering the substance into the skin of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 39)
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36. A method for delivering a substance into the skin of a patient, comprising:
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positioning on the skin of a patient a delivery device including a housing, a fluid chamber having an outlet, a substance in the fluid chamber, a manually operated valve for controlling movement of the substance through the outlet of said fluid chamber, and at least one skin penetrating member in fluid communication with said channel;
applying a pressure sufficient for said skin penetrating members to penetrate said skin to a depth sufficient to deliver said substance to the patient; and
opening said valve to enable the substance to move from said fluid chamber, through said skin penetrating members, and into the skin of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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