WO2014126101A1 - マイクロニードル・アレイ - Google Patents
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- One aspect of the present invention relates to a microneedle array.
- Patent Document 1 describes an apparatus including a micro intruder generated by punching a series of protrusions on the surface of a thin sheet.
- Patent Document 2 describes an apparatus having a sheet member provided with a plurality of minute protrusions.
- Patent Document 3 describes that the device positioned on the skin is pressed downward, and the stretching device stretches the skin in the target area of the skin penetrating member, thereby enabling even skin penetration. ing.
- Patent Document 4 by moving these extension parts so as to separate the two internal extension parts, the skin is stretched and then the microprojections are inserted into the skin, and then the extension parts are further moved. It is described that the microprojections cut the skin.
- Patent Document 5 listed below describes a technique for extending a skin by pushing an extensible cone toward the skin and then puncturing the skin with a microneedle disposed in the cone.
- a microneedle array includes at least a first microneedle and a second microneedle that are inclined with respect to a support surface, and a tip of the first microneedle is directed in a first direction.
- the tip of the second microneedle is oriented in a second direction different from the first direction, and the first microneedle applied to the skin is in the first direction along the surface of the skin.
- the skin is pierced while moving, and the second microneedle applied to the skin pierces the skin while moving along the second direction along the surface of the skin.
- each of the first and second microneedles whose directions are different from each other moves along the tip direction of each microneedle. Therefore, the location where the first microneedle is applied and the second microneedle The direction of movement differs from the point where the needle is applied. Since this difference in the direction of movement causes skin deformation, the microneedle will pierce the deformed skin. In this way, by deforming the skin with the microneedle itself, other members or mechanisms for realizing the deformation become unnecessary, and accordingly, the puncture device can be miniaturized.
- each of the first microneedle and the second microneedle may pierce the skin while rotating.
- the microneedle array includes a first row including at least one first microneedle and a second row including at least one second microneedle, the first row. And the second row may extend radially.
- the first row and the second row may have an arc shape.
- the microneedle located at the center of the support surface may be longer than the microneedle located at the peripheral edge of the support surface.
- the microneedle located at the center of the support surface may be shorter than the microneedle located at the peripheral edge of the support surface.
- the microneedle located at the center of the support surface may have a larger inclination angle than the microneedle located at the periphery of the support surface.
- the support surface includes a first support surface and a second support surface located outside the first support surface, and the first support surface. After the microneedle located on the second support surface starts to rotate, the microneedle located on the second support surface may begin to rotate.
- the support surface may be a convex surface.
- the first microneedle is provided on the first support surface
- the second microneedle is provided on the second support surface independent of the first support surface.
- the first support surface may move in the first direction
- the second support surface may move in the second direction.
- the first support surface and the second support surface may move in parallel.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a microneedle device according to a first embodiment. It is a top view of the microneedle device shown in FIG. It is a bottom view of the microneedle device shown in FIG. It is a side view of the microneedle device shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the direction of the front-end
- microneedle device which concerns on a modification. It is a top view of the microneedle device which concerns on another modification. It is a perspective view of the microneedle device which concerns on another modification. It is a perspective view of the microneedle device which concerns on another modification.
- the structure of the microneedle array 10 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
- the microneedle array 10 is a group of a plurality of microneedles 11 that pierce the skin, and is arranged on an arbitrary support surface.
- the microneedle array 10 is a part of the sheet-like microneedle device 1.
- the microneedle device 1 is a device for transdermally administering an active ingredient by puncturing the skin.
- This microneedle device 1 is completed by punching a circular sheet 20 to form a large number of microneedles 11 and raising the microneedles 11 obliquely from the sheet surface. As shown in FIG. 4, all the microneedles 11 are raised to the main surface (support surface) 20a side.
- the angle formed between each microneedle 11 and the main surface 20a (that is, the inclination angle) may be any number as long as it is an acute angle.
- the main surface 20a is a surface facing the skin when the microneedle device 1 is used.
- the back surface 20b of the sheet 20 is the back side of the main surface 20a, and is a surface to which a finger or an arbitrary auxiliary instrument touches for puncturing when the microneedle device 1 is used.
- the material of the sheet 20 and the microneedle 11 is not limited.
- the sheet 20 and the microneedle 11 may be made of any of stainless steel, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), other metals, other resins, biodegradable materials, ceramics, or bioabsorbable materials. Or you may produce the sheet
- the microneedle array 10 can be formed by etching. If the sheet is a metal, a number of microneedles 11 can be formed by punching the sheet with a chemical solution, and the microneedle array 10 can be formed by raising the microneedles in an oblique direction. If the sheet is non-metallic, a large number of microneedles 11 are formed by punching the sheet with a laser, and the microneedles 11 may be raised as in the case of a metal sheet. When etching is used as described above, a gap is generated around each microneedle 11. Of course, the microneedle array 10 may be formed by any method other than etching.
- the dimensions of the sheet 20 are not limited, and may be arbitrarily set according to the purpose of use or the use site.
- the lower limit of the diameter of the sheet 20 is determined in consideration of the dose of the active ingredient
- the upper limit of the diameter is determined in consideration of the size of the living body.
- the lower limit of the diameter may be 0.1 cm or 1 cm
- the upper limit of the diameter may be 60 cm, 50 cm, 30 cm, or 20 cm.
- the thickness of the sheet 20 is determined in consideration of the puncture performance of the microneedles 11.
- the lower limit of the thickness may be 5 ⁇ m or 20 ⁇ m
- the upper limit of the thickness may be 1000 ⁇ m or 300 ⁇ m.
- the parameters related to the microneedle 11 are not limited.
- the lower limit of the length of the microneedle 11 may be 10 ⁇ m or 100 ⁇ m, and the upper limit of the length may be 10,000 ⁇ m or 1000 ⁇ m.
- the length of the microneedle 11 is a distance from the bottom of the microneedle 11 (the root portion rising from the main surface 20a) to the top.
- the thickness of the microneedle 11 depends on the thickness of the sheet 20.
- the lower limit of the density of the microneedles 11 may be 0.05 / cm 2 or 1 / cm 2
- the upper limit of the density may be 10,000 / cm 2 or 5000 / cm 2 .
- the lower limit of density is a value converted from the number and area of needles to which 1 mg of active ingredient can be administered, and the upper limit of density is a limit value in consideration of the shape of the needle.
- the microneedle array 10 is a set of a plurality of rows 12 each extending along the radial direction of the sheet 20.
- Each row 12 is composed of a plurality of microneedles 11.
- the plurality of rows 12 extend radially from the vicinity of the center of the sheet 20.
- the angles formed by two adjacent rows are all 30 °, but this angle is not limited.
- the angle may be 10 °, 15 °, 45 °, 60 °, 90 °, 120 °, or 180 °. Further, the angle may be non-uniform.
- the direction in which all the microneedles 11 face is unified in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction.
- the microneedle array 10 is oriented in the clockwise direction as a whole.
- the tips of the plurality of microneedles 11 in one row 12 all face the same direction.
- Arrows Da to Dl shown in FIG. 5 indicate the directions of the tips of the microneedles 11 in each row 12.
- the direction (first direction) in which the tip of the microneedle (first microneedle) 11 in one row (first row) 12 faces is the other This is different from the direction in which the tip of the microneedle (second microneedle) 11 in the second row (second row) 12 faces (second direction). Note that at least one set of two rows in which the tip directions of the microneedles 11 are different from each other is sufficient, and therefore the tip direction of the microneedle 11 may be the same for a specific plurality of rows.
- the length of the microneedles 11 in the microneedle array 10 may not be uniform.
- the microneedle 11 positioned at the center of the sheet 20 may be longer than the microneedle 11 positioned at the peripheral edge of the sheet 20.
- the individual microneedles 11 may be formed such that the microneedles 11 become gradually longer from the peripheral edge of the sheet 20 toward the center.
- the microneedle 11 positioned at the center of the sheet 20 may be shorter than the microneedle 11 positioned at the peripheral edge of the sheet 20.
- the individual microneedles 11 may be formed such that the microneedles 11 are gradually shortened from the peripheral edge of the sheet 20 toward the center.
- the angle formed between the microneedle 11 and the main surface 20a may not be uniform.
- the microneedle 11 positioned at the center of the sheet 20 may have a larger inclination angle than the microneedle 11 positioned at the peripheral edge of the sheet 20.
- the individual microneedles 11 may be formed in each row 12 such that the inclination angle of the microneedles 11 gradually increases as the sheet 20 proceeds from the peripheral edge to the center.
- the inclination angles of the individual microneedles 11 may be set so that the heights of the microneedles 11 are the same or substantially the same. .
- the height of the microneedle 11 is a distance from the main surface 20 a to the top of the microneedle 11.
- both the length and the inclination angle of the microneedles 11 may not be uniform.
- the length and the inclination angle of the microneedle 11 positioned at the center of the sheet 20 may be larger than that of the microneedle 11 positioned at the peripheral edge of the sheet 20.
- the individual microneedles 11 are formed such that the length and the inclination angle of the microneedles 11 gradually increase as the sheet 20 proceeds from the peripheral edge to the center. Good.
- the microneedle 11 positioned at the center of the sheet 20 may be shorter and the inclination angle may be larger than the microneedle 11 positioned at the peripheral edge of the sheet 20.
- the individual microneedles 11 are formed such that the microneedles 11 become shorter and the inclination angle gradually increases as the sheet 20 proceeds from the peripheral edge to the center. May be.
- the microneedle positioned at the center of the sheet 20 is changed by changing the length or the inclination angle between the microneedle 11 at the peripheral edge of the sheet 20 and the microneedle 11 at the center of the sheet 20. 11 can be pierced into the skin more reliably.
- each microneedle 11 may be directed in the tangential direction of a virtual circle indicating the rotation direction of the microneedle 11.
- the example shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is one mode.
- tip of each microneedle 11 may face the center side of the sheet
- the method for preparing the active ingredient when using the microneedle device 1 is not limited.
- a preparation method thereof a method of previously coating the active ingredient on the microneedle device 1 itself, a technique of applying the active ingredient to the skin before placing the microneedle device 1 on the skin, It is conceivable to apply an active ingredient to the skin after the microneedle device 1 is punctured into the skin.
- the coating may be performed using the principle of screen printing, or may be performed by other methods.
- the active ingredient can be included in the sheet itself.
- a reservoir or gel containing an active ingredient may be provided on the back surface 20b.
- the drug may be delivered intradermally using energy such as spring, pressure, electricity, magnetism after or during puncture.
- the user places the tip of each microneedle 11 on the skin S as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 by placing the microneedle device 1 on the skin with the main surface 20a facing the skin S. Below, one point of the skin S which the microneedle 11 is contacting is called "contact point.”
- each microneedle 11 is stuck into the skin S from the contact point C as shown in FIG. 9 while rotating along the surface of the skin S.
- the contact point C moves by a distance A as shown in FIG. 9, which means that the skin S around the contact point C is stretched or contracted. Therefore, it can be said that each microneedle 11 pierces the skin S while deforming the skin S by itself.
- the microneedle device 1 can be said to be a torsion type microneedle device.
- the user does not remove the microneedle device 1 from the skin immediately after puncturing, but may hold the microneedle device 1 by hand or with an auxiliary tool such as a tape while maintaining the puncture state for a predetermined time. Good.
- each row 12 extending radially is arranged on the sheet 20 at a predetermined angle, the moving direction of the microneedles 11 when the microneedle device 1 is rotated is different for each row 12. This difference is apparent from the fact that the directions of the movement vectors Va1 and Vb to Vl in each column 12 in FIG. 10 are different. Furthermore, since the sheet 20 rotates, the moving distances of the microneedles 11 in one row 12 are different from each other. This difference is apparent from the fact that, for example, the lengths of the movement vectors of the microneedles 11 in one row 12 in FIG. 10 (only the movement vectors Va1 to Va7 are shown in the figure) are different.
- the skin in the area to which the microneedle device 1 is applied is partially stretched or partially shrunk.
- the skin in the application range is deformed as a whole by the microneedles 11.
- each of the microneedles 11 having different directions moves along the tip direction of each microneedle 11, so that the microneedles 11 in one row 12 are applied.
- a moving direction differs between a location and the location where the microneedle 11 in another one row
- the puncture is performed by rotating the circular microneedle device 1, the moving distances of the microneedles 11 in one row 12 extending along the radial direction of the microneedle device 1 are different from each other. Since such a difference in direction or distance causes deformation of the skin, the microneedle 11 will pierce the deformed skin. In this way, by deforming the skin with the microneedle 11 itself, other members or mechanisms for realizing the deformation become unnecessary, and accordingly, the puncture device can be reduced in size.
- microneedle array 30 (Second Embodiment) The structure of the microneedle array 30 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
- the microneedle array 30 is a part of the sheet-like microneedle device 2. In the following, items different from the first embodiment will be particularly described.
- the microneedle device 2 in this embodiment includes a set of two rectangular sheets 40a and 40b. Since the main surface of the sheet 40a corresponds to the first support surface and the main surface of the sheet 40b corresponds to the second support surface, these two main surfaces (support surfaces) are independent of each other.
- Each of the sheets 40a and 40b includes a large number of microneedles 11 formed by the same method as in the first embodiment.
- the microneedle array 30 in the present embodiment is a set of a plurality of microneedles 11a on the sheet 40a and a plurality of microneedles 11b on the sheet 40b.
- the microneedles 11 arranged two-dimensionally face the same direction.
- the microneedle (first microneedle) 11a and the microneedle (second microneedle) 11b face in different directions.
- the dimensions of the sheets 40a and 40b are not limited, and may be arbitrarily set according to the purpose of use or the use site.
- the dimensions of the two sheets 40a and 40b may be the same or different from each other.
- the lower limits of the length and width of the sheets 40a and 40b are determined in consideration of the dose of the active ingredient, and the upper limits of the length and width can be determined in consideration of the size of the living body.
- the thickness of the sheets 40a and 40b and the size / density of the microneedles 11 can be determined in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
- the sheets 40a and 40b are arranged so that the microneedle 11a and the microneedle 11b are back to back. That is, the direction Ma of the tip of the microneedle 11a and the direction Mb of the tip of the microneedle 11b are different from each other by 180 degrees. Since the sheets 40a and 40b are moved along the tip direction of the microneedle 11, the direction Ma is also the moving direction of the sheet 40a, and the direction Mb is also the moving direction of the sheet 40b. In this example, the two sheets 40a and 40b are arranged along one common axis Xc and move in the directions Ma and Mb along the axis Xc, respectively. Therefore, the sheets 40a and 40b move away from each other as the sheets move.
- the sheets 40a and 40b are arranged so that the microneedle 11a and the microneedle 11b face each other. That is, the direction of the tip of the microneedle 11a (moving direction of the sheet 40a) Ma and the direction of the tip of the microneedle 11b (moving direction of the sheet 40b) Mb are different from each other by 180 degrees.
- the two sheets 40a and 40b are arranged along one common axis Xc and move in the directions Ma and Mb along the axis Xc, respectively. Therefore, the sheets 40a and 40b approach with the movement.
- the sheets 40a and 40b are arranged so that the axis Xa along the tip direction Ma of the microneedle 11a and the axis Xb along the tip direction Mb of the microneedle 11b intersect.
- the angle formed by the two movement axes Xa and Xb is larger than 0 ° and smaller than 180 °.
- the two sheets 40a and 40b move so that the sheet 40a and the sheet 40b are separated from each other.
- these sheets 40a and 40b are arranged so that the movement axis Xa of the sheet 40a and the movement axis Xb of the sheet 40b intersect.
- the angle formed by the two movement axes Xa and Xb is larger than 0 ° and smaller than 180 °.
- the two sheets 40a and 40b move so that the sheet 40a and the sheet 40b approach each other.
- these sheets 40 a and 40 b are arranged so that the movement axis Xa of the sheet 40 a and the movement axis Xb of the sheet 40 b intersect.
- the angle formed by the movement axis Xa of the sheet 40a and the movement axis Xb of the sheet 40b is larger than 0 ° and smaller than 180 °.
- the sheet 40a moves so as to approach the initial position of the sheet 40b, and the sheet 40b moves away from the initial position of the sheet 40a.
- the two sheets 40a and 40b are moved in parallel, but the sheet moving method is not limited to this.
- one sheet may be translated while the other sheet is moved in an arc.
- you may move each of both sheets so that an arc may be drawn.
- the microneedle device 2 may be composed of only two sheets 40a and 40b that are provided separated from each other and arranged as shown in FIGS. 11 to 15 when used. As shown in FIGS. 12 and 14, when two sheets 40a and 40b are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the tip direction of the microneedle 11, the microneedle device 2 is fitted to each other so that each can slide. It may consist of a single sheet 40a, 40b. Alternatively, the microneedle device 2 may be an arbitrary supporting member that supports two sheets 40a and 40b that are arranged and moved as shown in any of FIGS. 11 to 15 (for example, for sliding the sheets 40a and 40b). Rail).
- the user places the microneedle device 2 on the skin with the main surfaces of the two sheets 40 a and 40 b (the surface on which the microneedle 11 protrudes) facing the skin S. By placing, the tip of each microneedle 11 is applied to the skin S.
- each microneedle 11 pierces the skin S while deforming the skin S near the contact point.
- each microneedle 11 pierces the skin while deforming the skin. In this way, by deforming the skin with the microneedle 11 itself, other members or mechanisms for realizing the deformation become unnecessary, and accordingly, the puncture device can be reduced in size.
- the microneedle array of the first embodiment in order to puncture the microneedle array independent of each other as in the second embodiment (FIG. 11 and the like), a distance that the microneedle array moves on the skin is required.
- the microneedle array of the first embodiment (FIG. 1) only rotates on the skin, no additional space for movement is required. That is, the microneedle array (twisted microneedle array) of the first embodiment is more suitable for miniaturization.
- the microneedle array of the first embodiment can be punctured even with a weak force.
- the shape of the row of microneedles 11 is not limited to a linear shape, and may be arbitrarily determined.
- a plurality of rows 12A extend radially from the vicinity of the center of the sheet 20, and each row 12A has an arc shape.
- each arc is convex in the clockwise direction.
- the shape of the sheet is not limited to a circle and a rectangle, and may be any shape such as a square, a star, an ellipse, or another polygon.
- the aspect of the microneedle array (arrangement of the microneedles 11) can be arbitrarily determined according to the shape of the sheet.
- the microneedle device 4 shown in FIG. 19 is made using a square sheet 50.
- the microneedle array 10B can be said to be a set of four groups whose tip directions are different from each other by 90 °.
- the microneedle array 10B as a whole faces in the counterclockwise direction, but the direction may be clockwise.
- the difference in the tip direction of each group is not limited to 90 °, and may be varied at an arbitrary angle.
- both the length and the inclination angle of the microneedle 11 may not be uniform, and the length or the inclination angle of each microneedle 11 may be the same as in the first embodiment. May be different from each other.
- the microneedle array 30 is composed of two sheets of microneedles 11, but the microneedle array may be composed of three or more sheets of microneedles.
- a microneedle array as shown in FIG. 20 is also an embodiment of the present invention. This microneedle array is part of the microneedle device 5.
- the microneedle device 5 includes a set of a circular inner sheet 61 and a ring-shaped (doughnut-shaped) outer sheet 62. Therefore, the main surface (first support surface) 61a of the inner sheet 61 and the main surface (second support surface) 62a of the outer sheet 62 are independent from each other. Since the inner diameter of the outer sheet 62 is larger than the outer diameter of the inner sheet 61, the inner sheet 61 can be placed inside the outer sheet 62. A plurality of protrusions 63 extending radially outward are provided on the outer periphery of the inner sheet 61. A plurality of protrusions 64 extending radially inward are provided on the inner peripheral portion of the outer sheet 62.
- One protrusion 63 corresponds to one protrusion 64.
- the protrusions 63 and 64 may be thicker than the sheets 61 and 62.
- four protrusions 63 and 64 are provided every 90 ° along the circumferential direction, but the number of protrusions 63 and 64 and the installation interval are not limited thereto.
- three protrusions 63 and 64 may be provided every 120 °, or six may be provided every 60 °.
- Each of the inner sheet 61 and the outer sheet 62 includes a large number of microneedles 11 formed by the same method as in the first embodiment.
- the microneedle array in the microneedle device 5 is a set of a plurality of microneedles 11 on the inner sheet 61 and a plurality of microneedles 11 on the outer sheet 62.
- the plurality of microneedles 11 are arranged in the same manner as in the first embodiment. That is, in each sheet 61, 62, each row 12 that is a set of microneedles 11 extends radially, and the direction in which all the microneedles 11 in both sheets 61, 62 face is clockwise or counterclockwise. To be unified.
- the angle formed by two adjacent rows may be arbitrarily set.
- the lengths and inclination angles of the microneedles 11 may not be uniform, and the lengths or inclination angles of the individual microneedles 11 may be different from each other as in the first embodiment.
- the user When using the microneedle device 5, the user first places the microneedle device 5 on the skin with the main surfaces (support surfaces) 61a, 62a from which the microneedle 11 protrudes facing the skin. .
- the projection 64 is positioned in front of the projection 63 in each set of the projections 63 and 64, and the two It is necessary to place the sheets 61 and 62 on the skin so that the two protrusions 63 and 64 are separated from each other.
- each microneedle 11 on the inner sheet 61 pierces the skin while deforming the skin.
- the protrusion 63 provided on the inner sheet 61 hits the protrusion 64 and pushes the protrusion 64 along the rotation direction, the outer sheet 62 also rotates.
- each microneedle 11 on the outer sheet 62 pierces the skin while deforming the skin.
- the microneedle located on the center side of the device can be more reliably stabbed into the skin.
- each row of microneedles may have an arc shape as in the microneedle device 3.
- the main surface (support surface) from which the microneedle protrudes may be a convex surface, and a microneedle array having such a structure is also an embodiment of the present invention.
- the support surface is convex means that the central portion of the support surface is high.
- This definition includes a mode in which the support surface is a side surface of a cone and a mode in which the support surface is a hemispherical surface, but the mode in which the support surface is a convex surface is not limited thereto.
- regulates a convex surface is not limited, For example, the center angle of a cone, the curvature of a hemisphere, etc. may be defined arbitrarily.
- FIG. 21 shows an example in which the support surface is a convex surface.
- the microneedle array shown in FIG. 21 is a part of the microneedle device 6.
- the microneedle device 6 is obtained by forming a large number of microneedles 11 on a conical sheet 70. Therefore, the main surface (support surface) 70a from which the microneedle 11 protrudes is the side surface of the cone.
- the microneedle 11 can be formed by the same method as in the first embodiment.
- the microneedle array in the microneedle device 6 is a set of a plurality of rows 12 each extending along the bus bar of the sheet 70. Each row 12 is composed of a plurality of microneedles 11.
- the direction in which all the microneedles 11 face is unified in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction.
- the interval between two adjacent rows may be arbitrarily determined.
- the lengths and inclination angles of the microneedles 11 may not be uniform, and the lengths or inclination angles of the individual microneedles 11 may be different from each other as in the first embodiment.
- the user When using the microneedle device 6, the user first places the microneedle device 6 on the skin with the main surface 70a facing the skin. Subsequently, the user pushes the microneedle device 6 toward the skin while rotating the microneedle device 6 in the direction in which the tip of the microneedle 11 faces. By this operation, each microneedle 11 pierces the skin while deforming the skin.
- each row of microneedles may have an arc shape as in the microneedle device 3.
- the microneedle has a triangular shape, but the shape of the microneedle is not limited as long as it can be punctured. Further, the microneedle may not be a planar shape obtained by cutting out a sheet, and may be a three-dimensional shape such as a cone or a pyramid.
- the microneedle array is supported by a sheet-like member, but the microneedle array may be formed on an arbitrary surface.
- Microneedle device 10, 10A, 10B, 30 ... Microneedle array, 11, 11a, 11b ... Microneedle, 12, 12A ... Row of microneedles, 20, 40a, 40b, 50, 70 ... Sheet, 61 ... inner sheet, 62 ... outer sheet, 20a, 61a, 62a, 70a ... main surface (support surface), 20b ... back surface.
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図1~5を用いて、第1実施形態に係るマイクロニードル・アレイ10の構造を説明する。マイクロニードル・アレイ10は、皮膚に刺さる複数のマイクロニードル11の集合であり、任意の支持面上に配置される。本実施形態では、マイクロニードル・アレイ10はシート状のマイクロニードル・デバイス1の一部である。
図11~15を用いて、第2実施形態に係るマイクロニードル・アレイ30の構造を説明する。本実施形態において、マイクロニードル・アレイ30はシート状のマイクロニードル・デバイス2の一部である。以下では、第1実施形態と異なる事項について特に説明する。
Claims (11)
- 支持面に対して傾斜した第1のマイクロニードル及び第2のマイクロニードルを少なくとも備え、
前記第1のマイクロニードルの先端が第1の方向を向いており、
前記第2のマイクロニードルの先端が、前記第1の方向とは異なる第2の方向に向いており、
皮膚に当てられた前記第1のマイクロニードルが該皮膚の表面に沿って前記第1の方向に移動しながら該皮膚に刺さり、
前記皮膚に当てられた前記第2のマイクロニードルが該皮膚の表面に沿って前記第2の方向に沿って移動しながら該皮膚に刺さる、
マイクロニードル・アレイ。 - 前記第1のマイクロニードルおよび前記第2のマイクロニードルのそれぞれが回転移動しながら前記皮膚に刺さる、
請求項1に記載のマイクロニードル・アレイ。 - 少なくとも一つの前記第1のマイクロニードルを含む第1の列と、
少なくとも一つの前記第2のマイクロニードルを含む第2の列と
を備え、
前記第1の列及び前記第2の列が放射状に延びている、
請求項2に記載のマイクロニードル・アレイ。 - 前記第1の列及び前記第2の列が弧状を呈している、
請求項3に記載のマイクロニードル・アレイ。 - 前記支持面の中心部に位置するマイクロニードルの方が、該支持面の周縁部に位置するマイクロニードルよりも長い、
請求項3または4に記載のマイクロニードル・アレイ。 - 前記支持面の中心部に位置するマイクロニードルの方が、該支持面の周縁部に位置するマイクロニードルよりも短い、
請求項3または4に記載のマイクロニードル・アレイ。 - 前記支持面の中心部に位置するマイクロニードルの方が、該支持面の周縁部に位置するマイクロニードルよりも、傾斜角度が大きい、
請求項3~6のいずれか一項に記載のマイクロニードル・アレイ。 - 前記支持面が、第1の支持面と、該第1の支持面よりも外側に位置する第2の支持面とを有し、
前記第1の支持面に位置するマイクロニードルが回転移動し始めた後に、前記第2の支持面に位置するマイクロニードルが回転移動し始める、
請求項2~7のいずれか一項に記載のマイクロニードル・アレイ。 - 前記支持面が凸面である、
請求項2~7のいずれか一項に記載のマイクロニードル・アレイ。 - 前記第1のマイクロニードルが第1の支持面上に設けられ、
前記第2のマイクロニードルが、前記第1の支持面とは独立した第2の支持面上に設けられ、
前記第1の支持面が前記第1の方向に移動し、前記第2の支持面が前記第2の方向に移動する、
請求項1に記載のマイクロニードル・アレイ。 - 前記第1の支持面及び前記第2の支持面が平行移動する、
請求項10に記載のマイクロニードル・アレイ。
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