Patents by Inventor James A. Down
James A. Down has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20160331911Abstract: Methods for ID delivery of drugs and other substances to humans or animals are provided. The methods employ small gauge needles, especially microneedles, placed in the intradermal space to deliver the substance to the intradermal space as a bolus or by infusion. It has been discovered that the placement of the needle outlet within the skin and the exposed height of the needle outlet are critical for efficacious delivery of active substances via small gauge needles to prevent leakage of the substance out of the skin and to improve absorption within the intradermal space. Delivery devices which place the needle outlet at an appropriate depth in the intradermal space and control the volume and rate of fluid delivery to provide accurate delivery of the substance to the desired location without leakage are also provided herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Ronald J. Pettis, James A. Down, Noel J. Harvey
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Patent number: 9339613Abstract: The present invention provides improved methods for ID delivery of drugs and other substances to humans or animals. The methods employ small gauge needles, especially microneedles, placed in the intradermal space to deliver the substance to the intradermal space as a bolus or by infusion. It has been discovered that the placement of the needle outlet within the skin and the exposed height of the needle outlet are critical for efficacious delivery of active substances via small gauge needles to prevent leakage of the substance out of the skin and to improve absorption within the intradermal space. The pharmacokinetics of hormone drugs delivered according to the methods of the invention have been found to be very similar to the pharmacokinetics of conventional SC delivery, indicating that ID administration according to the methods of the invention is likely to produce a similar clinical result (i.e., similar efficacy) with the advantage of reduction or elimination of pain for the patient.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2015Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANYInventors: Ronald J. Pettis, James A. Down, Noel J. Harvey
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Publication number: 20150182705Abstract: The present invention provides improved methods for ID delivery of drugs and other substances to humans or animals. The methods employ small gauge needles, especially microneedles, placed in the intradermal space to deliver the substance to the intradermal space as a bolus or by infusion. It has been discovered that the placement of the needle outlet within the skin and the exposed height of the needle outlet are critical for efficacious delivery of active substances via small gauge needles to prevent leakage of the substance out of the skin and to improve absorption within the intradermal space. The pharmacokinetics of hormone drugs delivered according to the methods of the invention have been found to be very similar to the pharmacokinetics of conventional SC delivery, indicating that ID administration according to the methods of the invention is likely to produce a similar clinical result (i.e., similar efficacy) with the advantage of reduction or elimination of pain for the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2015Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Ronald J. Pettis, James A. Down, Noel J. Harvey
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Patent number: 9005182Abstract: The present invention provides improved methods for ID delivery of drugs and other substances to humans or animals. The methods employ small gauge needles, especially microneedles, placed in the intradermal space to deliver the substance to the intradermal space as a bolus or by infusion. It has been discovered that the placement of the needle outlet within the skin and the exposed height of the needle outlet are critical for efficacious delivery of active substances via small gauge needles to prevent leakage of the substance out of the skin and to improve absorption within the intradermal space. The pharmacokinetics of hormone drugs delivered according to the methods of the invention have been found to be very similar to the pharmacokinetics of conventional SC delivery, indicating that ID administration according to the methods of the invention is likely to produce a similar clinical result (i.e., similar efficacy) with the advantage of reduction or elimination of pain for the patient.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Ronald J. Pettis, James A. Down, Noel G. Harvey
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Patent number: 8998877Abstract: The present invention provides improved methods for ID delivery of drugs and other substances to humans or animals. The methods employ small gauge needles, especially microneedles, placed in the intradermal space to deliver the substance to the intradermal space as a bolus or by infusion. It has been discovered that the placement of the needle outlet within the skin and the exposed height of the needle outlet are critical for efficacious delivery of active substances via small gauge needles to prevent leakage of the substance out of the skin and to improve absorption within the intradermal space. The pharmacokinetics of hormone drugs delivered according to the methods of the invention have been found to be very similar to the pharmacokinetics of conventional SC delivery, indicating that ID administration according to the methods of the invention is likely to produce a similar clinical result (i.e., similar efficacy) with the advantage of reduction or elimination of pain for the patient.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Ronald J. Pettis, James A. Down, Noel G. Harvey
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Patent number: 8986280Abstract: The present invention provides improved methods for ID delivery of drugs and other substances to humans or animals. The methods employ small gauge needles, especially microneedles, placed in the intradermal space to deliver the substance to the intradermal space as a bolus or by infusion. It has been discovered that the placement of the needle outlet within the skin and the exposed height of the needle outlet are critical for efficacious delivery of active substances via small gauge needles to prevent leakage of the substance out of the skin and to improve absorption within the intradermal space. The pharmacokinetics of hormone drugs delivered according to the methods of the invention have been found to be very similar to the pharmacokinetics of conventional SC delivery, indicating that ID administration according to the methods of the invention is likely to produce a similar clinical result (i.e., similar efficacy) with the advantage of reduction or elimination of pain for the patient.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Ronald J. Pettis, James A. Down, Noel G. Harvey
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Publication number: 20140200547Abstract: A method for directly delivering whereby a substance is introduced into an intradermal space within mammalian skin which involves administering the substance through at least one small gauge hollow needle having an outlet with an exposed height between 0 and 1 mm. The outlet is inserted into the skin to a depth of between 0.3 mm and 2 mm such that the delivery of the substance occurs at a depth between 0.3 mm and 2 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: Becton Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Ronald J. Pettis, Noel G. Harvey, James A. Down
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Patent number: 8708994Abstract: A method for directly delivering whereby a substance is introduced into an intradermal space within mammalian skin which involves administering the substance through at least one small gauge hollow needle having an outlet with an exposed height between 0 and 1 mm. The outlet is inserted into the skin to a depth of between 0.3 mm and 2 mm such that the delivery of the substance occurs at a depth between 0.3 mm and 2 mm.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Ronald J. Pettis, Noel G. Harvey, James A. Down
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Publication number: 20130245601Abstract: The present invention provides improved methods for ID delivery of drugs and other substances to humans or animals. The methods employ small gauge needles, especially microneedles, placed in the intradermal space to deliver the substance to the intradermal space as a bolus or by infusion. It has been discovered that the placement of the needle outlet within the skin and the exposed height of the needle outlet are critical for efficacious delivery of active substances via small gauge needles to prevent leakage of the substance out of the skin and to improve absorption within the intradermal space. The pharmacokinetics of hormone drugs delivered according to the methods of the invention have been found to be very similar to the pharmacokinetics of conventional SC delivery, indicating that ID administration according to the methods of the invention is likely to produce a similar clinical result (i.e., similar efficacy) with the advantage of reduction or elimination of pain for the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Ronald J. Pettis, James A. Down, Noel G. Harvey
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Publication number: 20130237961Abstract: The present invention provides improved methods for ID delivery of drugs and other substances to humans or animals. The methods employ small gauge needles, especially microneedles, placed in the intradermal space to delver the substance to the intradermal space as a bolus or by infusion. It has been discovered that the placement of the needle outlet within the skin and the exposed height of the needle outlet are critical for efficacious delivery of active substances via small gauge needles to prevent leakage of the substance out of the skin and to improve absorption within the intradermal space. The pharmacokinetics of hormone drugs delivered according to the methods of the invention have been found to be very similar to the pharmacokinetics of conventional SC delivery, indicating that ID administration according to the methods of the invention is likely to produce a similar clinical result (i.e., similar efficacy) with the advantage of reduction or elimination of pain for the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Ronald J. Pettis, James A. Down, Noel G. Harvey
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Publication number: 20130237960Abstract: The present invention provides improved methods for ID delivery of drugs and other substances to humans or animals. The methods employ small gauge needles, especially microneedles, placed in the intradermal space to deliver the substance to the intradermal space as a bolus or by infusion. It has been discovered that the placement of the needle outlet within the skin and the exposed height of the needle outlet are critical for efficacious delivery of active substances via small gauge needles to prevent leakage of the substance out of the skin and to improve absorption within the intradermal space. The pharmacokinetics of hormone drugs delivered according to the methods of the invention have been found to be very similar to the pharmacokinetics of conventional SC delivery, indicating that ID administration according to the methods of the invention is likely to produce a similar clinical result (i.e., similar efficacy) with the advantage of reduction or elimination of pain for the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Ronald J. Pettis, James A. Down, Noel G. Harvey
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Patent number: 8465468Abstract: The present invention provides improved methods for ID delivery of drugs and other substances to humans or animals. The methods employ small gauge needles, especially microneedles, placed in the intradermal space to deliver the substance to the intradermal space as a bolus or by infusion. It has been discovered that the placement of the needle outlet within the skin and the exposed height of the needle outlet are critical for efficacious delivery of active substances via small gauge needles to prevent leakage of the substance out of the skin and to improve absorption within the intradermal space. The pharmacokinetics of hormone drugs delivered according to the methods of the invention have been found to be very similar to the pharmacokinetics of conventional SC delivery, indicating that ID administration according to the methods of the invention is likely to produce a similar clinical result (i.e., similar efficacy) with the advantage of reduction or elimination of pain for the patient.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2000Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Ronald J. Pettis, James A. Down, Noel G. Harvey
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Publication number: 20110190725Abstract: A method for directly delivering whereby a substance is introduced into an intradermal space within mammalian skin which involves administering the substance through at least one small gauge hollow needle having an outlet with an exposed height between 0 and 1 mm. The outlet is inserted into the skin to a depth of between 0.3 mm and 2 mm such that the delivery of the substance occurs at a depth between 0.3 mm and 2 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2011Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventors: Ronald J. Pettis, Noel G. Harvey, James A. Down
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Publication number: 20080234656Abstract: A method for directly delivering whereby a substance is introduced into an intradermal space within mammalian skin which involves administering the substance through at least one small gauge hollow needle having an outlet with an exposed height between 0 and 1 mm. The outlet is inserted into the skin to a depth of between 0.3 mm and 2 mm such that the delivery of the substance occurs at a depth between 0.3 mm and 2 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2008Publication date: September 25, 2008Inventors: Ronald J. Pettis, Noel G. Harvey, James A. Down
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Publication number: 20080147042Abstract: Methods and devices for administration of substances into the intradermal layer of skin for systemic absorption.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: June 19, 2008Inventors: Ronald J. Pettis, Noel G. Harvey, James A. Down
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Publication number: 20080138286Abstract: Methods and devices for administration of substances into the intradermal layer of skin for systemic absorption.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Inventors: Ronald J. Pettis, Noel G. Harvey, James A. Down
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Publication number: 20080140050Abstract: Methods and devices for administration of substances into the intradermal layer of skin for systemic absorption.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Inventors: Ronald J. Pettis, Noel G. Harvey, James A. Down
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Publication number: 20080118507Abstract: Methods and devices for administration of substances into the intradermal layer of skin for systemic absorption.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 22, 2008Inventors: Ronald J. Pettis, Noel G. Harvey, James A. Down
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Publication number: 20080119392Abstract: Methods and devices for administration of substances into the intradermal layer of skin for systemic absorption.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 22, 2008Inventors: Ronald J. Pettis, Noel G. Harvey, James A. Down
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Publication number: 20080118465Abstract: Methods and devices for administration of substances into the intradermal layer of skin for systemic absorption.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 22, 2008Inventors: Ronald J. Pettis, Noel G. Harvey, James A. Down