ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,131, issued on May 13.
"Transdermal drug delivery with a force-calibrated magnetic microneedle patch" was invented by Leili E. Singer (Chestnut Hill, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are devices and methods for transdermal delivery of drugs into the systemic circulation, including a drug-loaded microneedle patch and a force-calibrated tractive counterpart. The tractive counterpart provides a force that is calibrated to hold the microneedles in the skin but not to impair capillary perfusion. Embodiments are described that comprise two microneedle patches, e.g., wherein the microneedles of one such patch are stagger...