Apparatus for delivering nitroglycerin to the skin, process for the production thereof and the use thereof

Abstract From the Canadian patent

An apparatus for the controlled delivery or release of nitroglycerin to human or animal skin is disclosed. The apparatus is preferably in plaster form with a nitroglycerin-impermeable backing layer a single or, multiple-part reservoir containing a pressure sensitive adhesive single or multiple-part reservoir comprising nitroglycerin in uniform or irregular distribution and optionally, a removable protective layer impermeable to nitroglycerin. The reservoir is produced using hot melt pressure sensitive adhesives with a processing temperature of about 40 to 80°C, preferably about 40 to 60°C and in the particularly preferred manner about 40 to 55°C. The preferred use of the apparatus is for …