Back to results
US 2016/0079572 A1Published application
Biomedical energization elements with polymer electrolytes
AssigneeJohnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
InventorsMillburn Ebenezer Jacob Muthu, Randall B. Pugh, Adam Toner
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Designs, strategies and methods to form energization elements comprising polymer electrolytes are described. In some examples, the biocompatible energization elements may be used in a biomedical device. In some further examples, the biocompatible energization elements may be used in a contact lens.
Claims20
A biomedical device comprising:
- an electroactive component;
- a battery including an anode current collector, a cathode current collector, an anode, a polymer electrolyte, wherein the polymer electrolyte comprises an ionic species, and a transition metal oxide cathode;
- and
- a first biocompatible encapsulating layer, wherein the first biocompatible encapsulating layer encapsulates at least the electroactive component and the battery.
1 more element
A method of manufacturing a battery comprising:
- obtaining a cathode collector film, wherein the cathode collector film comprises titanium;
- coating the cathode collector film with a carbon coating;
- depositing a transition metal oxide slurry upon the carbon coating;
- drying the transition metal oxide deposit;
- forming a polymer electrolyte comprising ionic constituents;
- laminating the polymer electrolyte to the transition metal oxide deposit;
- drying the polymer electrolyte;
- laminating a metal foil to the polymer electrolyte;
- encapsulating the metal foil, polymer electrolyte, transition metal oxide deposit, and cathode collector in a biocompatible encapsulating film;
- and
- singulating a battery element from the encapsulated metal foil, polymer electrolyte, transition metal oxide deposit, and cathode collector in a biocompatible encapsulating film.
8 more elements
A method of energizing a biomedical device comprising:
- obtaining a cathode collector film, wherein the cathode contact film comprises titanium;
- coating the cathode collector film with a carbon coating;
- depositing a manganese dioxide slurry upon the carbon coating;
- drying the manganese dioxide deposit;
- forming a polymer electrolyte comprising ionic constituents;
- laminating the polymer electrolyte to the manganese deposit;
- drying the polymer electrolyte;
- laminating a zinc foil to the polymer electrolyte;
- encapsulating the zinc foil, polymer electrolyte, manganese dioxide deposit, and cathode collector in a first biocompatible encapsulating layer;
- connecting the anode current collector to an electroactive device;
- connecting the cathode current collector to the electroactive device;
- encapsulating the laminar structure and electroactive device in a second biocompatible encapsulating layer to form a biomedical device.
9 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.