Patent ID: 11925747
Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An interface for fluidly coupling a fluid conductor to a tissue site through a cover, the interface comprising:
a port configured to receive the fluid conductor;
a base including an aperture disposed through the base;
a conduit between the port and the aperture through the base;
a microneedle substrate including a plurality of apertures and a plurality of passages disposed through the microneedle substrate: and
a plurality of microneedles coupled to the substrate and disposed over the aperture through the base, each of the microneedles comprising a passage corresponding to one of the plurality of passages disposed through the microneedle substrate and fluidly coupled to the aperture through the base
wherein the plurality of apertures are distinct from and adjacent to the plurality of passages.