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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Warren Copp, Chicopee, MA (US);
Erick Garstka, Westfield, MA (US);
Christopher Hyatt, South Hadley, MA (US);
Kathleen Tremblay, Westfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Warren Copp, Chicopee, MA (US);
Erick Garstka, Westfield, MA (US);
Christopher Hyatt, South Hadley, MA (US);
Kathleen Tremblay, Westfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Healthcare Group LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/04 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01); H01B 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present disclosure provides electrodes that possess components capable of indicating to an end-user when the electrode is in need of replacement. In embodiments, the electrodes include a hydrogel in combination with a pH indicator which changes its color or opacity upon repeated use of the electrode, thereby indicating an appropriate time for changing or replacing the electrode.