Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
26 words
A dermal bandage comprising a film-like adhesive material comprising a mixture of at least one polycarboxylic acid and/or polycarboxylic acid anhydride, and a vinyl acetate polymer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
26 words
A dermal bandage comprising a film-like adhesive material comprising a mixture of at least one polycarboxylic acid and/or polycarboxylic acid anhydride, and a vinyl acetate polymer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A dermal preparation comprising a film-like adhesive material comprising a mixture as claimed in Claim 1 which also contains a percutaneously absorbable pharmaceutical drug.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A dermal preparation as claimed in Claim 2, wherein the drug is solid or liquid at room temperature, and can be dissolved or dispersed in the film-like adhesive material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A dermal preparation as claimed in Claim 2 or 3, wherein the amount of the drug is 0.001 to 30% by weight based on the weight of the film-like adhesive material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A dermal bandage or preparation as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the film-like adhesive material contains at least one of polycarboxylic acid and polycarboxylic acid anhydride in an amount of 20 to 75% by weight based on the weight of the film-like adhesive material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
A dermal bandage or preparation as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said polycarboxylic acids and polycarboxylic acid anhydrides are selected from an acrylic acid homopolymer, an acrylic acid copolymer, a methacrylic acid homopolymer, a methacrylic acid copolymer and a maleic anhydride copolymer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A dermal bandage or preparation as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said polycarboxylic acids contain 20% by weight or more of a -COOH group, and said polycarboxylic acid anhydrides contain 16% by weight or more of a -CO-O-CO group.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A dermal bandage or preparation as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said vinyl acetate polymer is a vinyl acetate homopolymer, a vinyl acetate copolymer with a vinyl monomer, or a partially saponified vinyl acetate homopolymer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A dermal bandage or preparation as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said vinyl acetate polymer has a viscosity average molecular weight of 60,000 or more.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
A dermal bandage or preparation as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the ratio of the polycarboxylic acids and/or polycarboxylic acid anhydrides to the vinyl acetate polymer is in such a range in the adhesive material that the expression of their weights: is from l5 to 55.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
A dermal bandage or preparation as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said adhesive film has a thickness of from 5 to 500 µm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
A dermal bandage or preparation as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said film-like adhesive material further contains a plasticizer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
A dermal bandage or preparation as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said film-like adhesive material further contains up to 50% by weight of water.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
A dermal bandage or preparation as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said film-like adhesive material is laminated on a soft backing member.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
42 words
A dermal bandage or preparation as claimed in Claim 14, wherein said backing member has a thickness of from 5 to 1,000 µm and the total thickness of the film-like adhesive material and the backing member is from 30 to 1,500 µm.