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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert M Gale, Los Altos, CA (US);
Patricia S Campbell, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
ALZA Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424448 ; 424447 ; 424449 ;
Abstract
A device for the transdermal administration of a drug to a sensitive body area such as the scrotum. Devices according to the invention provide an improved quality of adhesion to the body area while also providing patient comfort during use and upon removal of the device. Also disclosed are methods of transdermal delivery such as the transcrotal delivery of testosterone to hypogonadic males.