MICROBLADE ARRAY IMPACT APPLICATOR
First Claim
1. A method of cocking a device for impacting a penetrating member against the stratum corneum, the method comprising:
- moving a piston to a cocked position with respect to a device body; and
locking the piston in the cocked position, whereby the device can be cocked and locked using only one hand.
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Abstract
An applicator device (10) is provided for applying a patch (44) having an array of microprotrusions (90) to the stratum corneum. The applicator device (10) includes a device body (12) and a piston moveable within the device body (12). A cap (16) is provided on the device body (12) for activating the device (10) to impact the stratum corneum with a microprotrusion array (44,90). The device (10) is capable of being cocked by one handed operation of the user which allows the device (10) to be used by patients having neither the strength nor the manual dexterity to cock other types of applicator devices.
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5 Claims
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1. A method of cocking a device for impacting a penetrating member against the stratum corneum, the method comprising:
- moving a piston to a cocked position with respect to a device body; and
locking the piston in the cocked position, whereby the device can be cocked and locked using only one hand.
- moving a piston to a cocked position with respect to a device body; and
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2. A method of cocking a device for impacting a penetrating member against the stratum corneum, the method comprising:
- moving a piston to a cocked position by moving the piston along the axis of the device body; and
locking said piston in the cocked position, wherein the device can be cocked and locked using only one hand.
- moving a piston to a cocked position by moving the piston along the axis of the device body; and
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3. A method of cocking a device for impacting a penetrating member against the stratum corneum, the method comprising:
- moving a piston to a cocked position with respect to a device body; and
locking the piston in the cocked position, whereby the device can be cocked and automatically locked using only one hand.
- moving a piston to a cocked position with respect to a device body; and
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4. A method of cocking a device for impacting a penetrating member against the stratum corneum, the method comprising:
- moving a piston to a cocked position with respect to a device body; and
locking the piston in the cocked position, whereby the device can be cocked and manually locked using only one hand.
- moving a piston to a cocked position with respect to a device body; and
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5. A method of impacting a penetrating member against the stratum corneum, the method comprising:
- providing an impacting device having a device body, a piston, and an impact spring;
cocking the impacting device using only one hand by moving the piston and the device body together to a cocked position and locking the piston in the cocked position;
providing a penetrating member;
mounting said penetrating member on said piston; and
releasing said piston to impact the penetrating member against the stratum corneum.
- providing an impacting device having a device body, a piston, and an impact spring;
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