Patent ID: 8636696

Claim:
A microneedle assembly comprising: a support comprising a first outer surface and a second outer surface, the second outer surface having sections that are parallel and sections that are slanted relative to the first surface; a plurality of microneedles projecting outwardly from the second outer surface of the support, the microneedles comprising a base, a tip and an exterior surface; a pathway comprising an aperture extending through the interior of the support between the first outer surface of the support and the second outer surface of the support; a channel disposed on the exterior surface of the plurality of microneedles, the channel having a surface, the channel being in end-to-end alignment with at least a portion of the aperture to form a junction through which fluids may pass, the junction being formed in the plane of the slanted section of the second outer surface of the support proximate to the base of the microneedle; and a first angle formed between the slanted section of the second outer surface and the surface of the channel, the first angle being greater than 90 degrees.