×

Transdermal perfusion of fluids

  • US 6,855,133 B2
  • Filed: 04/02/2002
  • Issued: 02/15/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method of transdermal administration of fluids through the skin of a human or animal body, comprising the steps of:

  • attaching a housing to the body such that a contact surface of the housing is held in contact with a portion of skin by an adhesive layer, the housing defining a chamber and the contact surface defining an aperture communicating with the chamber;

    applying suction to the skin at a treatment site which is accessible via the aperture until an area of the skin'"'"'s epidermis at the treatment site is detached from the skin'"'"'s underlying dermis;

    disrupting the detached area of epidermis such that the dermis is exposed within the chamber; and

    supplying fluid to the chamber such that the fluid may be absorbed by the dermis without intervention of the epidermis.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×