PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing microneedle devices, in which a medical agent is quantitatively and selectively coated to needle-like protruding portions or the like of the microneedle device.SOLUTION: This method for transferring/sticking a fixed amount of the medical agent to the protruding portions of the microneedle device includes: the drug solution adjusting step of adjusting the state of the drug solution the first positioning control step of controlling the positioning of drug solution supply nozzles to protruding portions of the microneedle device the second positioning control step of controlling the drug solution supply nozzles retaining the dispensed drug solution and the protruding portions of the microneedle device to move relative to proximal positions where the dispensed drug solution comes into contact with the protruding portions and the drug solution transferring/sticking step of controlling a prescribed amount of drug solution to dispense to the openings of the drug solution supply nozzles, bringing the dispensed drug solution into contact with the protruding portions and transferring/sticking the drug solution to the protruding portions. This method includes adjusting the viscosity and a temperature state of the drug solution to be dispensed to the nozzle opening of the discharge head, and thereby dispensing the prescribed amount of the drug solution.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】薬剤が定量的にかつ選択的に、マイクロニードルデバイスの針状等の突起部にコーティングするマイクロニードルデバイスの製造方法の提供。【解決手段】薬液の状態を調整する薬液調整工程、薬液供給ノズルをマイクロニードルデバイスの突起部に位置合わせ、制御する第1の位置決め制御工程、分注した薬液を保持した薬液供給ノズルとマイクロニードルデバイスの突起部とを、分注した薬液と前記突起部とが接触可能な近接位置に相対的に移動制御する第2の位置決め制御工程、及び定量の薬液を薬液供給ノズルの開口部に分注制御し、分注した薬液と前記突起部とが接触し、かつ前記突起部に薬液を転着させる薬液転着工程を含むマイクロニードルデバイスの突起部に薬剤を定量転着する方法において、該吐出ヘッドのノズル開口部に分注する薬液の粘度、温度状態を調整し、薬液を定量分注可能とする。【選択図】なし
