Patent ID: 8663680

Claim:
A device for the transdermal administration of nicotine comprising: a backing layer formed from a material selected from the group consisting of PET/EVA laminates, HDPE/EAA/nylon/EAA multilaminate and a film comprising a graft copolymer formed from about 73-77% acrylonitrile and from about 23-27% methyl acrylate copolymerized in the presence of about 8-10 parts by weight of butadiene/acrylonitrile copolymers containing approximately 70% by weight of polymer units derived from butadiene, a drug reservoir layer containing nicotine carried by the backing layer, and an adhesive for maintaining the device in nicotine transmitting relationship with the skin, wherein the device is sufficiently transparent to permit the skin of the subject to which it is applied to be visible through the device.