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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2012
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Adam S. Cantor, River Falls, WI (US);
Andrew J. Stockholm, Oak Park Heights, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A transdermal adhesive patch assembly and method of using same. The assembly can include a backing, and an adhesive and a matrix coupled to the backing. The matrix can include an active ingredient. The assembly can further include a microneedle array in at least partially overlapping relationship with the matrix; and a carrier that couples the microneedle array to the matrix opposite the backing, wherein the carrier and the microneedle array form a skin treatment assembly that, along with the matrix, can be located on a flap. The method can include adhering at least a portion of the adhesive to skin to form an anchor; applying pressure adjacent the microneedle array to treat an area of the skin; moving the flap away from the skin; removing the skin treatment assembly to expose the matrix; and replacing the flap to position the matrix over the treated area of the skin.