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Last Updated: December 14, 2025

Claims for Patent: 3,632,740

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Summary for Patent: 3,632,740

Title:	Topical device for the therapeutic management of dermatological lesions with steroids
Abstract:	THE PERIOD OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CORTICOSTEROIDS FOR TOPICAL TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY CUTANEOUS LESIONS, AS SHOWN BY THEIR ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT, IS SUBSTANTIALLY ENHANCED BY HAVING THE CORTICOSTEROID DISPERED THROUGH A PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE WHICH IS ADHERED TO THE AREA TO BE TREATED IN THE FORM OF A THIN FILM. PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVES VARY IN THEIR EFFECTIVENESS, ACRYLIC PRESSURESENSITIVE ADHESIVES BEING THE MOST EFFECTIVE IN INCREASING THE PERIOD OF EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CORTICOSTEROID. IN PRACTICE A THERAPEUTIC DEVICE IS EMPOLYED COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE BACKING CONTAINING A COATING OF PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE CONTAINING AN EFFECTIVE AMOUNT OF CORTICOSTEROID DISPERSED THERETHROUGH. THIS DEVICE IS APPLIED TO THE AREA TO BE TREATED WITH THE COATING OF PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE CONTACTING THE AREA.
Inventor(s):	Raymond C V Robinson, Gavin Hildick-Smith, Thomas Swindlehurst Jr
Assignee:	Johnson and Johnson
Application Number:	US736564A
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