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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
May. 08, 2018
W.l. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Mark D. Edmundson, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Paul D. Gassler, Lincoln University, PA (US);
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to flexible printed circuits for dermal applications that include a synthetic polymer membraneand at least one electrically conductive trace. In an alternative embodiment, the electrically conductive trace is located on both sides of the microporous synthetic polymer membrane. The electrically conductive trace may be located on the surface of or be imbibed into the pores and through the thickness of a microporous synthetic polymer membrane. The flexible printed circuits may be electrically coupled to an electronic component to form a flexible printed circuit board and adhered to the skinby a dermally acceptable adhesive. The flexible printed circuit or the flexible printed circuit board may be coupled to an electronic moduleto form a hybrid flexible printed circuit board. The flexible printed circuit, flexible printed circuit board, and hybrid flexible printed circuit board achieve a balance of comfort, flexibility, and durability for on-skin use.