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US 2010/0072060 A1Published application
Biomedical Electrode and Method of Formation Thereof
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Group LP
InventorWarren Copp-Howland
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to biomedical electrodes incorporating hydrophobic material and methods of formation thereof.
Claims35
A biomedical electrode, the electrode comprising:
- a conductive member defining a first side and a second side;
- a conductive composition disposed on the first side of the conductive member, wherein the conductive composition includes a therapeutically effective quantity of hydrophobic medicament;
- and
- an electrical lead in electrical communication with the conductive member.
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A method of forming an electrode, comprising the steps of:
- providing a conductive member having a first side and a second side;
- providing a conductive composition on the first side of the conductive member, wherein the conductive composition includes a therapeutically effective quantity of a hydrophobic medicament associated therewith;
- providing a backing member on the second side of the conductive member;
- and
- providing an electrical lead in electrical communication with at least one of the conductive member and the conductive composition.
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A method of forming a biocompatible conductive composition, comprising the step of:
- weighing out a solution of sodium 2-(acrylamido)-2-methylpropanesulfonate (NaAMPS) and placing the NaAMPS is a container;
- weighing out and adding a cross-linker to the NaAMPS to form a monomer solution;
- weighing out and adding an acrylic acid to the monomer solution;
- weighing out and adding a salt to the monomer solution;
- mixing for approximately 10 minutes;
- weighing out and adding glycerol to the monomer solution;
- weighing out and adding silica to the monomer solution;
- adding sodium hydroxide, drop wise, to the monomer solution to bring the pH of the monomer solution up to about 3.50±0.05;
- weighing out a quantity of Surfactant and vitamin E acetate to the monomer solution;
- adding the Surfactant and vitamin E acetate to the monomer solution;
- weighing out and adding a catalyst to the monomer solution;
- mixing the monomer solution for approximately 30 minutes;
- coating the monomer solution on a release liner;
- and
- irradiating the coating of the monomer solution under a Xenon arc UV lamp for approximately 25 seconds.
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The method according to claim 24, wherein approximately 45.416 grams of NaAMPS is provided.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.