Electrodes having dry adhesive sections, wearable devices including such electrodes, and method of making and using such electrodes
AssigneeNextSense, Inc.
InventorsRobert DITTMER, Leonard STOICA, Jeffrey HENDRICKS
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Abstract
An electrode comprising a top layer comprising at least one conductive polymer section and at least one dry adhesive section, wherein the at least one dry adhesive section comprises a plurality of fibrillar microstructures; at least one middle layer comprising a non-conductive polymer; and a bottom layer comprising a conductive polymer, wherein the conductive polymer of the bottom layer is in electrical communication with the conductive polymer of the top layer through the at least one middle layer.
Claims57
An electrode comprising:
- a top layer comprising at least one conductive polymer section and at least one dry adhesive section, wherein the at least one dry adhesive section comprises fibrillar microstructures;
- at least one middle layer comprising a non-conductive material;
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- a bottom layer comprising a conductive material, wherein the conductive material of the bottom layer is in electrical communication with the conductive polymer of the top layer through the middle layer.
A medical device comprising:
- a current delivery or receiving device;
- at least one electrode, wherein the at least one electrode comprises:
- a top layer comprising at least one conductive polymer section and at least one dry adhesive section, wherein the dry adhesive section comprises fibrillar microstructures;
- at least one middle layer comprising a non-conductive material;
- and
- a bottom layer comprising a conductive material, wherein the conductive material of the bottom layer is in electrical communication with the conductive polymer of the top layer through the middle layer;
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- at least one connector element connecting the electrode to the current delivery or receiving device.
A wearable device comprising:
- a substrate configured to be worn by a user;
- and
- at least one electrode comprising—
- a top layer comprising at least one conductive polymer section and at least one dry adhesive section, wherein the at least one dry adhesive section comprises fibrillar microstructures;
- at least one middle layer comprising a non-conductive material;
- and
- a bottom layer comprising a conductive material, wherein the conductive polymer of the bottom layer is in electrical communication with the conductive polymer of the top layer.
The electrode of device 41 wherein the via comprises a conductive polymer.
The electrode of device 41 wherein the via comprises a porous elastomer coated with and/or impregnated with a conductive polymer.
The electrode of device 43 wherein the porous elastomer is porous silicon and the conductive polymer comprises PEDOT.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.