Patent ID: 11911501
Assignee: FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A dissolvable microneedle patch configured to deliver an amount of a therapeutic to a subject through a transdermal application, the dissolvable microneedle patch comprising:
a backing layer that forms a base of the dissolvable microneedle patch, the backing layer including a gripping side separated from an application side by a backing layer height, the backing layer being formed from a biocompatible resin composition, the biocompatible resin composition including lithium phenyl-2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylphospinate of between 0.225 and 0.75% (w/w), water of between 4 and 30% (w/w), and poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate of between 61 and 84% (w/w);
a microneedle applicator including a base that is secured to the application side of the backing layer, the microneedle applicator extending in a direction away from the application side of the backing layer to a tip, the tip having a diameter that is smaller than a diameter of the microneedle applicator base, the microneedle applicator being formed from the biocompatible resin composition;
the amount of the therapeutic being disposed within the microneedle applicator between the microneedle applicator base and the microneedle applicator tip; and
wherein the dissolvable microneedle patch is configured to secure to an outer layer of skin of a subject with the microneedle applicator being disposed adjacent to the outer layer of skin and the tip being inserted beneath the outer layer of skin, such that the amount of the therapeutic is configured to transfer from the dissolvable microneedle patch to the subject via the tip.