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AUTOMATED DELIVERY OF A THERAPEUTIC OR COSMETIC SUBSTANCE TO CUTANEOUS, SUBCUTANEOUS AND INTRAMUSCULAR TISSUE REGIONS

  • US 20080167674A1
  • Filed: 01/08/2007
  • Published: 07/10/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for transcutaneous delivery of a flowable therapeutic or cosmetic substance to a cutaneous, subcutaneous or intramuscular tissue region, comprising:

  • maneuvering an automated arm to position a delivery device mounted on the automated arm proximate a targeted location on a patient'"'"'s skin surface; and

    using a substantially automated process to (i) cause a tissue-piercing distal end of the delivery device to puncture the skin surface and penetrate a desired depth in the tissue at the targeted location, and (ii) deliver a controlled dose of the therapeutic or cosmetic substance into the tissue at the targeted location through the delivery device.

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