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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hooman Hafezi, Redwood City, CA (US);
Timothy Robertson, Belmont, CA (US);
Eric Snyder, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Brad Cozad, Newark, CA (US);
Assignee:
OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); H01M 4/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/07 (2006.01); A61J 3/07 (2006.01); H01M 8/08 (2016.01); H01M 4/02 (2006.01); H01M 6/34 (2006.01); H01M 4/66 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); C23C 14/32 (2006.01); C25D 9/04 (2006.01); C25D 13/02 (2006.01); H01M 4/04 (2006.01); H01M 10/04 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/073 (2013.01); A61B 5/0028 (2013.01); A61J 3/07 (2013.01); A61M 31/00 (2013.01); C23C 14/325 (2013.01); C25D 9/04 (2013.01); C25D 13/02 (2013.01); H01M 4/02 (2013.01); H01M 4/0416 (2013.01); H01M 4/0426 (2013.01); H01M 4/668 (2013.01); H01M 6/34 (2013.01); H01M 8/08 (2013.01); H01M 10/0436 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0214 (2013.01); A61B 2560/04 (2013.01); A61B 2562/12 (2013.01); A61N 1/378 (2013.01); G08C 2200/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Power sources that enable in-body devices, such as implantable and ingestible devices, are provided. Aspects of the in-body power sources of the invention include a solid support, a first high surface area electrode and a second electrode. Embodiments of the in-power sources are configured to emit a detectable signal upon contact with a target physiological site. Also provided are methods of making and using the power sources of the invention.