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Last Updated: December 19, 2025

Claims for Patent: 5614167A

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Summary for Patent: 5614167A

Title:	Test patch and its use for demonstrating contact allergy
Abstract:	##STR1## Occlusive epicutaneous testing strip and method for demonstrating whether or not an individual suffers from contact allergy to a test substance. The test strip has at least one patch on which the test substance is incorporated in a vehicle formulated as a film which adheres to the patch and contains at least one film-forming polymer capable of absorbing moisture which when the strip is being used is secreted from the skin area tested. The characteristic feature of the strip is that on at least one of the patches on which said vehicle is formulated as a film the said polymer has the structure (I), where n is the number of times that the structure within brackets is repeated and may be ≧100, and A is a straight or branched alkylene group having a length of 3-5 carbon atoms.
Inventor(s):	Jens Hansen, Bo Kreilgård
Assignee:	MEKOS LABORATORIES AS , Pfizer Health AB
Application Number:	US08/380,784

Details for Patent 5614167A

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Applicant	Tradename	Biologic Ingredient	Dosage Form	BLA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Expiredate
Smartpractice Denmark Aps	RUBBER PANEL T.R.U.E. TEST	rubber panel thin-layer rapid use epicutaneous patch test	Patch	125579	March 03, 2017	5614167A	2015-01-30
>Applicant	>Tradename	>Biologic Ingredient	>Dosage Form	>BLA	>Approval Date	>Patent No.	>Expiredate

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