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Needle device comprising a plurality of needles

  • US 20040162521A1
  • Filed: 10/06/2003
  • Published: 08/19/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A needle device (100, 200, 300) comprising:

  • a mounting surface adapted for application to the skin of a subject, adhesive means (115, 215) arranged on the mounting surface for adhering the needle device to the skin of the subject, a plurality of needles (161, 261, 346), each needle comprising a distal pointed end adapted to penetrate the skin of the subject, wherein each needle has a first position in which the distal end is retracted relative to the mounting surface, and a second position in which the distal end projects from the mounting surface, the needles being arranged such that at least one needle can be moved from its first to its second position or from its second to its first position with at least one other needle not performing the same movement.

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