Sub-epidermal electric warning device
AssigneePharmaSens AG
InventorsPaul Hadvary, Hansjorg Tschirky, Rudolf Dinger, Jean-Pierre Michot
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Abstract
A sub-epidermal electric warning device has electrodes penetrating through the patient's epidermis and bipolar electric warning signals are transmitted to the sub-epidermal tissue by these electrodes. A device for surveillance of vital signs, analyte levels, or treatment parameters is using a sub-epidermal electric warning device for notifying the patient in situations requiring intervention.
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A sub-epidermal electric warning device comprises electrodes penetrating through a patient's epidermis into a skin and means to generate an electric warning signal which is transmitted to a sub-epidermal tissue by the electrodes, wherein an electric stimuli applied creates bipolar current pulses of alternating positive and negative polarity.
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