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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoon T Kwak, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Stephen L Kopolow, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Mohammed Tazi, Wayne, NJ (US);
Assignee:
ISP Investments Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128639 ; 128803 ; 252500 ;
Abstract
What is provided herein is an electrically conductive gel composition for use in establishing a low resistance contact between an electrode and a biological body, comprising a clear, aqueous solution of about 0.1 to 3% by weight of a crosslinked, neutralized copolymer of maleic anhydride and a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl vinyl ether. In the preferred form of the invention, the composition contains about 0.1 to 3% by weight of the crosslinked, neutralized copolymer which contains about 1 to 5 mole % based on the alkyl vinyl ether of a crosslinking agent.