Storage-stable transdermal adhesive patch

Claim 1

A storage-stable transdermal adhesive bandage structure comprising: (a) a first pull tab having an upper surface and a heat-sealable film laminate lower surface and being folded over such that a portion of the lower surface is upwardly facing, said pull tab having disposed on the upwardly facing lower surface; (b) a matrix having a medicinal formulation incorporated therein said matrix being small in area than the upwardly facing lower surface of the pull tab; (c) an occlusive film adhesively bonded to the matrix and situated between the upwardly facing lower surface of the pull tab and the lower surface of the matrix, said film extending outwardly from the periphery of the matrix; (d) a cover having a heat-sealable film laminate lower surface covering the occlusive film and being heat-sealably bonded to the heat-sealable upwardly facing lower surface of the pull tab surrounding the occlusive film; (e) a second pull tab having an upper adhesive release surface folded under such that the upwardly facing adhesive release surface is coextensive with the lower surface of the first pull tab, said first and second pull tabs being fastened together at the extremity opposite the fold; (f) a release liner having upper and lower surfaces coextensive with the cover and being fastened along its periphery to the cover, the release liner having an ipening therein larger in area than the occlusive film covering the matrix; (g) a non-occlusive adhesive film covering the opening in the release liner and extending outwardly from the periphery of the opening, and said peripherally extending film portion being adhesively bonded to the lower surface of the release liner.