MICRONEEDLE PATCH CONTAINER

• US 20140339117A1
• Filed: 09/20/2012
• Published: 11/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CosMED Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: CosMED Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Quan, Ying-shu, Kamiyama, Fumio
• Granted Patent: US 9,168,200 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/438
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2050/005 with a lid or cover
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2050/0065 Peelable cover
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/3001 for sharps
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/00 Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes capsules or the like for oral use A61J3/07; specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments A61B50/30; containers for radioactive substances G21F5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2037/0023 Drug applicators using microneedles
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2209/06 Packaging for specific medical equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 37/0015 by using microneedles

Abstract

The present invention provides a microneedle patch container for effectively and hygienically securing a microneedle patch from manufacture to use. The container has a bottom surface recessed from the peripheral portion towards the centre, a side surface connected to the bottom surface and the peripheral portion, and a bottom-surface protruding portion protruding from the bottom surface. The flexible release-type sheet portion of the microneedle patch is secured to the protruding portion on the bottom surface. A lid can also be used which has a recessed portion pressing against the microneedle patch secured to the bottom-surface protruding portion of the container in the position corresponding to the bottom-surface protruding portion. This is preferably housed inside a pouch moulded from sterilised paper or sterilised film in order to keep the microneedle patch in an aseptic state.

Claims

1. A microneedle patch container comprising:

one or plural bottom surfaces recessed from a peripheral portion;

a side surface continuously connecting the bottom surfaces with the peripheral portion; and

a bottom-surface protruding portion projecting from the bottom surfaces, characterized in that a release sheet portion of a flexible microneedle patch is held with the bottom-surface protruding portion of each of the bottom surfaces.

2. The microneedle patch container according to claim 1 comprising a lid, wherein

the lid has recessed portions which press the microneedle patch held on the bottom-surface protruding portion in a position corresponding to a part of the bottom-surface protruding portion, and

the lid does not have recessed portions in a position corresponding to other part of the bottom-surface protruding portion.

3. The microneedle patch container according to claim 2, characterized in that an area of the bottom-surface protruding portion of the container is larger than an area of the recessed portion of the lid portion.

4. The microneedle patch container according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom-surface protruding portion has a rectangular shape.

5. The microneedle patch container according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom-surface protruding portions are arranged so that a plurality of convex parts support four sides of the release sheet of microneedles.

6. The microneedle patch container according to claim 1, wherein a microneedle patch holding two or more microneedle arrays is contained.

7. The microneedle patch container according to claim 2, characterized in that

the release sheet of the microneedle patch is partially pressed by a bottom part of other microneedle patch container instead, of the lid, and

the microneedle patch containers can be stacked each other.

8. The microneedle patch container according to claim 2, characterized by comprising a cut and a protrusion in corresponding positions of the microneedle patch container and the lid.

9. The microneedle patch container according to claim 1, characterized in that a swollen part for easily picking the microneedle patch is provided in the bottom surface.

10. The microneedle patch container according to claim 1, characterized in that the surfaces are anti-static treated.

11. The microneedle patch container according to claim 1, characterized in that the peripheral portion of the container is fused and sealed by heat sealing with a heat-sealable film or with the film and paper laminated with the film.