#$%^&*AU2011200396A120120816.pdf#####ABSTRACT An intralumenal device for transmucosal drug delivery comprising: a housing configured for intralumenal deployment into a human or animal subject a drug-dispensing portion which contains at least one drug and a plurality of microneedles extending, or being extendable from, the housing, the plurality of solid microneedles being configured to disrupt at least one region of a mucosal barrier adjacent the housing at a selected time after being intralumenally deployed in the human or animal subject, wherein the device is operable to dispense the drug from the housing to a region of the mucosal barrier disrupted by the plurality of microneedles.
