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MICRONEEDLE ARRAY WITH A CONTROLLABLE LOCKING FEATURE Unmet Need: Easy fixation and removal of microneedle for drug delivery Microneedle (MN) arrays are medical devices used to deliver drugs to the human body via bypassing the skin barrier, namely the stratum corneum. Given MNs’ small size, they provide a less painful and minimally invasive approach to delivering via the skin. One challenge for... Published: 10/8/2024   |   Inventor(s): Kuen-Ren Chen, Maher Amer Keywords(s): Additive Manufacturing, microneedle, Ophthalmology

Biopsy device for improved tissue yield and selectivity Unmet Need: High efficiency Biopsy Devices Biopsy procedures are widely used for cancer diagnosis and monitoring. Out of currently available biopsy techniques, surgical biopsy is most accurate but it is highly invasive and expensive. The other techniques like fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology and core needle biopsy (CNB) are less invasive but have... Published: 10/8/2024   |   Inventor(s): Kuen-Ren Chen, Maher Amer Keywords(s): Breast Cancer, Engineering, Medical Devices