Micro- and/or nano-structured packaging material

• US 8,646,604 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2009
• Issued: 02/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG
• Original Assignee: LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG
• Inventors: Maier, Stephen
• Primary Examiner(s): Ackun, Jacob K
• Application Number:
  US12/865,442
• Publication Number:
  US 20100320111A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,855 Days
• Field of Search: 206/438, 206/439, 206/440, 206/441, 206/524.1, 206/524.2, 206/524.3, 206/524.9, 206/524.6, 534/03, 534/50, 534/61, 428/156
• US Class Current: 206/438
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/023 wound covering film layers without a fluid retention layer
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 15/002 dispensers for web or tape like bandages
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00327 to create projections or depressions in surface
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/008 easy removing of the protection sheet
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00897 package for individual plaster
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/703 characterised by shape or structure; Details concerning release liner or backing; Refillable patches; User-activated patches
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24479 including variation in thickness

Abstract

The invention relates to a web-form packaging material which comprises at least one layer, comprising a packaging material surface, of a sealable material, to a packaging unit with a transdermal therapeutic system and with a packaging material of this kind, and also to a process for producing a packaging unit. For this purpose, at least the abovementioned surface of the packaging material has a multiplicity of recesses and/or a multiplicity of non-recessed regions. The distance between two adjacent recesses and/or the distance between two adjacent non-recessed regions is less than five times the packaging material thickness. Moreover, the depth of the recesses is not less than 1.2 nanometers and not more than 95% of the packaging material thickness.

With the present invention, the sticking of an adhesive on the inner face of the packaging material is effectively prevented.

Claims

1. A web-form packaging material comprising:

at least one layer, comprising packaging material surface, of a sealable material;

wherein the packaging material surface has;

a multiplicity of recesses; and

multiplicity of non-recessed regions;

wherein a maximum distance between two adjacent recesses and a maximum distance between two adjacent non-recessed regions are each less than five times a thickness of the packaging material; and

wherein a depth of the recesses is not less than 1.2 nanometers and not more than 95% of the packaging material thickness.

2. The packaging material of claim 1;

wherein a structuring marked by the recesses is made over the full area in this packaging material surface.

3. The packaging material of claim 1;

wherein the thickness of the packaging material is 0.1 mm or less.

4. The packaging material of claim 1;

wherein the packaging material comprises a material selected from the groups consisting of polyamide, acrylonitrile-methyl acrylate copolymers, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, ethylene copolymers, ionomers, and mixtures thereof.

5. A packaging unit with comprising:

a first packaging material;

a second packaging which is sealed to the first packaging material in an aroma-proof, gas-proof, and moisture-proof manner; and

a transdermal therapeutic system which comprises an adhesive layer, and which is arranged between the first packaging material and the second packaging material,

wherein;

the first packaging material comprises the packaging material of claim 1; and

the second packaging material comprises at least one layer, comprising a packaging material surface, of a sealable material;

wherein the first and second packaging materials are sealed to each other so that the packaging, material surfaces of the first and second packaging materials, respectively, face each other.

6. The packaging unit of claim 5;

wherein the adhesive is pressure-sensitive.

7. The packaging unit of claim 5;

wherein the transdermal therapeutic system has a protective film which juts out on all sides.

8. The packaging unit of claim 5;

wherein each of the first and second packaging materials comprises the packaging material of claim 1.

9. The packaging unit of claim 5;

wherein the second packaging material is part of the first packaging material.

10. The packaging unit of claim 6;

wherein the transdermal therapeutic system has a protective film which juts out on all sides.

11. The packaging unit of claim 10;

wherein each of the first and second packaging materials comprises the packaging material of claim 1.

12. The packaging unit of claim 11;

wherein the second packaging material is part of the first packaging material.

13. The packaging unit of claim 5;

wherein the transdermal therapeutic system further comprises a backing film; and

wherein the transdermal therapeutic system is arranged between the first and second packaging materials so that the film is located between the first packaging material and the adhesive layer.

14. A process for producing a packaging unit with a transdermal therapeutic system comprising an adhesive-containing layer, comprising:

providing at least one surface of a first packaging material with a multiplicity of recesses and a multiplicity of non-recessed regions;

wherein the recesses are produced such that;

at least one of a distance between two adjacent recesses and a distance between two adjacent non-recessed regions is less than five times the packaging material thickness; and

a depth of the recesses is not less than 1.2 nanometers and not more than 95% of the packaging material thickness;

wherein the at least one surface of the first packaging material is placed onto a side of the transdermal therapeutic system that faces away from the adhesive-containing layer; and

wherein the first packaging material is joined to a second packaging material, which is arranged on a side of the transdermal therapeutic system that faces the active ingredient and adhesive layer, by means of sealing, to produce join seams which are moisture-proof, gas-proof, and aroma proof.