US Patent:
20090155330, Jun 18, 2009
Inventors:
Esi Ghartey-Tagoe - Foster City CA, US
Janet Wendorf - Redwood City CA, US
Steve Williams - El Granada CA, US
Parminder Singh - Union City CA, US
Robert Wade Worsham - Cupertino CA, US
Joseph C. Trautman - Sunnyvale CA, US
Danir Bayramov - Sunnyvale CA, US
Danny Lee Bowers - Lake Odessa MI, US
Andy Klemm - Grand Rapids MI, US
Steven Richard Klemm - Grand Rapids MI, US
Guohua Chen - Sunnyvale CA, US
Assignee:
Corium International, Inc. - Menlo Park CA
International Classification:
A61F 2/00
A61K 39/102
A61K 39/05
A61K 39/29
A61K 39/145
A61K 39/205
A61K 39/193
A61K 39/20
A61K 39/09
A61K 39/07
US Classification:
424422, 4242561, 4242451, 4242261, 4242271, 4242091, 4242241, 4242181, 4242191, 4242441, 4242461
Abstract:
A microprojection array is provided, comprising an approximately planar base and a plurality of microprojections, wherein the array comprises a vaccine and a polymeric material. The array may have multiple layers. The vaccine may be placed in only one layer. In another embodiment of the invention, a method of preventing a disease is provided, comprising insertion into the skin of a patient an array of microprojections comprising a layer which comprises a vaccine for that disease and a polymer.