Patent ID: 8706210

Claim:
A device comprising: (a) a poration device comprising (i) an outer body defining a top of said poration device, said outer body containing a cavity; (ii) a controller board comprising driving electronics and a battery, said controller board being positioned within said cavity; and (iii) a tissue interface layer for contacting a tissue membrane of an animal, said tissue interface layer containing at least one probe element, each at least one probe element comprising a heated resistive element configured to conductively deliver thermal energy to cause ablation of said tissue membrane to a desired depth for formation of at least one micropore in said tissue membrane; (b) a patch comprising a drug, said patch applied to a microporated area of said tissue membrane after poration; and (c) an extension tab comprising a perforated tear line and releasably connected to a periphery of said tissue interface layer and a periphery of said patch.