CPC A61M 37/0015 (2013.01) [A61N 5/062 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0023 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0053 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
1. A phototherapeutic needle patch comprising:
a patch body configured to be attachable to skin of a patient;
at least one microneedle protruding from the patch body, one end of each of the at least one microneedle configured to deliver a drug through stratum corneum of the skin to inner tissues of the skin; and
light grooves in a concave shape disposed along a length direction of the at least one microneedle in such a manner that therapeutic light radiated from a light source for phototherapy penetrates into the skin along the at least one microneedle,
wherein the patch body comprises an adhesive sheet on a surface in contact with the skin so as to be adherable to the skin.
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