Multi-penetration vaccination apparatus
First Claim
1. Multi-penetrating vaccination apparatus comprising manually engageable mounting means, at least one sleeve comprising means including a plurality of points for penetrating the skin of a patient, said mounting means including a projection with a plurality of points for penetrating the skin of the patient, support means on said mounting means for removable engagement of said sleeve thereon, and means for supplying vaccine to said points with the sleeve engaged on the support means for innoculation of the vaccine into a subject when said points penetrate the skin.
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Abstract
A multi-penetration vaccination apparatus comprising a mounting having on e side a manually engageable portion for the handling of the apparatus and on the other side one or more levels of supports adapted for removable press-fit of one extremity of concentric sleeves, the free extremity of the sleeves and the central support having a plurality of points for penetration into the skin of the subject. Vaccine is supplied to the points so as to penetrate into the skin along with such points. The vaccine can be contained in a reservoir formed at the bottom of a cover which is mounted on the outer-most of the sleeves to form a sealed enclosure for such vaccine, the points being immersed in the vaccine. Alternatively, the central support can be formed with a bore in which a vaccine capsule is inserted so as to supply vaccine to the points at the time of penetration thereof into the skin of the subject.
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- 1. Multi-penetrating vaccination apparatus comprising manually engageable mounting means, at least one sleeve comprising means including a plurality of points for penetrating the skin of a patient, said mounting means including a projection with a plurality of points for penetrating the skin of the patient, support means on said mounting means for removable engagement of said sleeve thereon, and means for supplying vaccine to said points with the sleeve engaged on the support means for innoculation of the vaccine into a subject when said points penetrate the skin.
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