Patents Assigned to U-NEEDLE HOLDING B.V.
  • Microneedle, microneedle array and production method therefor
    Patent number: 9597490
    Abstract: The present invention provides a microneedle, comprising a shaft of a monocrystalline material having at least three walls which are formed by a crystal plane of the monocrystalline material; and a tip connected to an end of the shaft comprising at least three walls which are formed by a crystal plane of the material. The material is preferably silicon. Two of the walls of the tip are formed by the same crystal planes as two walls of the shaft. These two walls are formed by a <111> crystal plane. Preferably, three walls of the tip are formed by a <111> crystal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: U-NEEDLE HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Johan Willem Berenschot, Jeroen Mathijn Wissink, Niels Roelof Tas, Meint Jelle DeBoer
  • MICRONEEDLE, MICRONEEDLE ARRAY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20110172605
    Abstract: The present invention provides a microneedle, comprising a shaft of a monocrystalline material having at least three was which are formed by a crystal plane of the monocrystalline material; and a tip connected to an end of the shaft comprising at least three walls which are formed by a crystal plane of the material. The material is preferably silicon. Two of the walls of the tip are formed by the same crystal planes as two walls of the shaft. These two walls are formed by a <111> crystal plane. Preferably, three walls of the tip are formed by a <111> crystal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: U-NEEDLE HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Johan Willem Berenschot, Jeroen Mathijn Wissink, Niels Roelof Tas, Meint Jelle DeBoer