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US 8,548,557 B2Granted
Medical electrodes
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsErick Garstka, Kathleen Tremblay
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides electrodes that possess hydrogels for contacting skin. In embodiments, an electrode of the present disclosure may include a substrate and a conductive composition on at least a portion of a surface of the substrate, the conductive composition including at least one hydrogel and at least one component capable of providing either a cooling or warming sensation upon contact with tissue of a patient. Methods for forming these hydrogels and electrodes are also provided.
Claims20
A medical electrode comprising:
- a substrate;
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- a conductive composition on at least a portion of a surface of the substrate, the conductive composition comprising at least one hydrogel, at least one component capable of providing a patient with a sensation selected from the group consisting of warming and cooling upon contact with tissue of a patient, and an additive selected from the group consisting of centella asiatica, echinacea, ginkgo biloba, ginseng, hyssop, and combinations thereof,
- wherein the warming component is selected from the group consisting of nonivamide, cinnamaldehyde, and combinations thereof, and
- wherein the cooling component is selected from the group consisting of icilin, methyl lactate, and combinations thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.