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An array for placement on the skin of a human or animal patient for the purpose of the transdermal application of pharmaceuticals, toxins or active agents, having microneedles that are situated on a carrier substrate, the microneedles having a preset breaking point in the area of the transition to t

An array for placement on the skin of a human or animal patient for the purpose of the transdermal application of pharmaceuticals, toxins or active agents, having microneedles that are situated on a carrier substrate, the microneedles having a preset breaking point in the area of the transition to the carrier substrate.

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1. An array to be placed on the skin of a human patient or an animal patient for transdermally applying pharmaceuticals, toxins or active agents, comprising: a carrier substrate; andmicroneedles situated on the carrier substrate, the microneedles having a preset breaking point in an area of a transi

1. An array to be placed on the skin of a human patient or an animal patient for transdermally applying pharmaceuticals, toxins or active agents, comprising: a carrier substrate; andmicroneedles situated on the carrier substrate, the microneedles having a preset breaking point in an area of a transition to the carrier substrate, the preset breaking point including one of (a) a material tapering and (b) a constriction. 2. The array of claim 1, wherein the carrier substrate is planar. 3. The array of claim 1, wherein at least one of the microneedles and the carrier substrate are made up of a material containing silicon. 4. The array of claim 1, wherein the microneedles have one of a partially porous structure and a completely porous structure. 5. The array of claim 1, wherein the microneedles are in the form of cannulas. 6. The array of claim 1, wherein the planar carrier substrate is able to remain on the skin, after the array is placed on the skin. 7. The array of claim 1, wherein the needles have a structure on their surface that functions as a barbed hook. 8. The array of claim 1, wherein the microneedles are arranged in one of a rectangular array, a hexagonal array, and a random array. 9. The array of claim 1, wherein the array is one of square, rectangular, circular, and oval. 10. The array of claim 1, wherein the microneedles are made up of a biodegradable material. 11. The array of claim 1, wherein the microneedles hold in reserve the pharmaceuticals, toxins or active agents to be transdermally applied. 12. The array of claim 1, wherein the carrier substrate is a flexible carrier substrate. 13. The array of claim 1, wherein the microneedles include one of a surrounding thin film and a foil. 14. The array of claim 13, wherein the one of the surrounding thin film and the foil includes a thin polyurethane film. 15. The array of claim 1, wherein the microneedles include a channel in a sidewall. 16. An array kit, comprising: an array to be placed on the skin of a human patient or an animal patient for transdermally applying pharmaceuticals, toxins or active agents, including a carrier substrate, and microneedles situated on the carrier substrate, the microneedles having a preset breaking point in an area of a transition to the carrier substrate, the preset breaking point including one of (a) a material tapering and (b) a constriction; anda cover material to be placed over the array after the array is placed in the skin.