Patent ID: 7258675

Claim:
A method for delivering a medicinal formulation subcutaneously, comprising the steps of: first applying a medicinal formulation to the surface of a person's skin in an application area; applying an attachment to a suction-creating device, said attachment comprising: a housing defined by a suction bore terminating at one end in a suction interface tube and at its other end in an aperture and defining an inner diameter, said inner diameter defined as the average inner diameter of said suction bore, said housing further comprising an annular ring void encircling said end of said suction bore and a throttle controllably extendable to protrude into said suction bore; a suction-creating device defined by a head and a neck extending therefrom, said neck comprising a suction port stem extending therefrom and a ring encircling an outer rim of said neck in spaced relation with said suction port stem to form an annular ring between said outer rim and said suction port stem; and whereby said housing is attachable to said neck such that said suction port stem inserts into said suction bore and said outer rim inserts into said housing annular ring; and secondly applying a localized suction force to said skin surface in said application area with a suction-creating device.