A transdermal drug delivery device for forming a micropore in a tissue membrane of an animal comprising a substrate and a porator that is located on or within the substrate. The porator is constructed of a material that is destroyed upon forming the micropore. The transdermal drug delivery device also...http://www.google.de/patents/US7141034?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7141034 - Transdermal drug delivery device, method of making same and method of using same