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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2019
Garwood Medical Devices, Llc, Buffalo, NY (US);
Jackson Hobble, Buffalo, NY (US);
Brian Peterson, East Aurora, NY (US);
Garwood Medical Devices, LLC, Buffalo, NY (US);
Abstract
A device for providing treatment is disclosed. The device provides proper skin electrical conductivity while still being minimally invasive by adhering to the patient's skin that also implements safety measures that off-the-shelf electrode options do not have. This device includes a graphite powder-based skin counter electrode that has a graphite powder suspended in an electrolyte gel that allows for electrochemical conduction between the graphite particles in the graphite powder. The gel is spread over a first side of a hydrogel layer. A device housing is mounted on the hydrogel layer over the first side. The device housing contains the electrolyte gel and graphite powder, defines an opening or lead opening as well as an empty expansion chamber for gaseous anodic byproduct. A metallic wire or rod extends from the electrolyte gel and through the housing opening and connects to a potentiostat. The second side of the hydrogel layer is adhered to the skin of the patient. The graphite powder-based skin counter electrode device takes into account safety.