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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2019
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Bing Dang, Chappaqua, NY (US);
John U. Knickerbocker, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Joana S. B. T. Maria, New York, NY (US);
Bucknell C. Webb, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Steven L. Wright, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/168 (2006.01); A61M 5/142 (2006.01); A61M 5/44 (2006.01); A61M 5/172 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/16804 (2013.01); A61M 5/14276 (2013.01); A61M 5/172 (2013.01); A61M 5/44 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0244 (2013.01); A61M 2205/04 (2013.01); A61M 2205/332 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3561 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2207/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A digital biomedical device includes a substrate forming a reservoir, a membrane comprising a first layer and a second layer having a strain therebetween, the membrane sealing the reservoir, and a controller configured to activate the membrane and release at least a portion of the strain causing the membrane curl and open the reservoir.