MICROPORATION OF HUMAN SKIN FOR DRUG DELIVERY AND MONITORING APPLICATIONS - Patent 0858285

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EP 0 858 285 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	19.08.1998 Bulletin 1998/34

(21)	Application number: 96929098.0

(22)	Date of filing: 29.08.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 5/ 00^{( . )}
A61B 5/ 1455^{( . )}
A61B 5/ 1473^{( . )}
A61B 5/ 1491^{( . )}
A61B 5/ 157^{( . )}
A61K 41/ 00^{( . )}
A61B 17/ 32^{( . )}
A61M 37/ 00^{( . )}

A61B 5/ 145^{( . )}
A61B 5/ 1459^{( . )}
A61B 5/ 1477^{( . )}
A61B 5/ 151^{( . )}
A61B 10/ 00^{( . )}
A61B 17/ 00^{( . )}
A61B 18/ 20^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/013865

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/007734 (06.03.1997 Gazette 1997/11)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

29.08.1995 US 19950520547
30.10.1995 US 19950008043

(60)	Divisional application:
	05011002.2 / 1563788

(71)	Applicants:
	Spectrx, Inc. Norcross, GA 30071 (US) Altea Technologies, Inc. Atlanta, GA 30345 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	EPPSTEIN, Jonathan, A. Atlanta, GA 30345 (US) HATCH, Michael, R. Sugar Hill, GA 30518 (US) YANG, Difei Chamblee, GA 30341 (US)

(74)	Representative: Thomson, Paul Anthony
	Potts, Kerr & Co. 15, Hamilton Square Birkenhead Merseyside L41 6BR Birkenhead Merseyside L41 6BR (GB)

(54)	MICROPORATION OF HUMAN SKIN FOR DRUG DELIVERY AND MONITORING APPLICATIONS