Patent ID: 8821779
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: A61M,B29C,B29L

Abstract:
1. A method of molding a microneedle comprising: (i) providing a mold apparatus comprising: wherein the mold apparatus has an open position and a closed position; (ii) placing the mold apparatus in the closed position; (iii) injecting polymeric material into the closed mold apparatus; (iv) compressing the injected polymeric material between the mold insert and the compression core by a reciprocal motion between the compression core and the mold insert; (v) opening the mold; and (vi) removing a molded microneedle from the mold; wherein the mold insert has a mold insert height and the molded microneedle has a height that is from about 90% of the mold insert height to about 115% of the mold insert height; and wherein the mold insert has the negative image of a plurality of microneedles in the form of an array comprising a plurality of microneedles integrally formed with a substrate.