ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,838, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Ticona LLC (Florence, Ky.).
"Microneedle assembly" was invented by Young Shin Kim (Cincinnati).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A microneedle assembly that is capable of delivering a drug compound (e.g., vaccine) and/or detecting the presence of an analyte is provided. The assembly comprises at least one microneedle extending outwardly from a support. The microneedle includes a polymer composition containing a thermoplastic polymer having a melting temperature of about 250deg C. or more. The polymer composition exhibits a melt viscosity of about 100 Pa-s or less and a tensile elongation of about 5...