Abstract: An apparatus for transdermally delivering a nicotine-based agent to a tobacco or nicotine user comprising a microprojection member having a plurality of microprojections that are adapted to pierce the stratum corneum of the tobacco user, the microprojection member having a biocompatible coating disposed thereon that includes a nicotine-based agent.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 21, 2004
Date of Patent:
November 25, 2008
Assignee:
Alza Corporation
Inventors:
Michel J. N. Cormier, Robert M. Gale, Andrew G. Scott