Applicator for the non-invasive transcutaneous delivery of medicament

Claim 1

An applicator for the migration of medicament through the skin into the blood stream of a patient comprising: reservoir means for containing said medicament, battery means for supplying a charge for the medicament and being adjacent one side of said reservoir means with the side of said battery means facing said reservoir means for charging the medicament, means for covering comprising an electrically conductive material for partially enclosing said battery means and said reservoir means leaving the side of said reservoir means opposite that of said battery means exposed for contacting said skin, means for electrically connecting the battery means to the cover means, said cover means having a lip defining the periphery of said applicator for making contact with said skin when mounted on said skin leaving said battery means and reservoir means fully enclosed, and electrically conductive adhesive material coating disposed on the underside of said lip, whereby when said applicator is mounted on said skin a complete electrical circuit through said skin is formed and the medicament in said reservoir means migrates out of said reservoir means and through said skin into the blood steam of said patient.