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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2007
Daniel Vancamp, Elk River, MN (US);
Rajesh Radhakrishnan, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Eric Nielson, Bellevue, WA (US);
Verivada Chandrasekaran, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Daniel VanCamp, Elk River, MN (US);
Rajesh Radhakrishnan, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Eric Nielson, Bellevue, WA (US);
Verivada Chandrasekaran, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Boston Scientific Corporation, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A medical article that includes (a) an electronically conductive substrate having a specific conductivity of at least 1 μS/cm and (b) a galvanic couple that includes a first member and a second member arranged in sufficient proximity to each other to generate a localized electric field under physiological conditions. The first and second members are selected such that the galvanic couple exhibits an average plateau current density of at least 25 microamps/cmwhen short circuited in a zero resistance ammeter test at room temperature using a saline electrolyte.