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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2010
Applicants:
Erick Garstka, Westfield, MA (US);
Kathleen Tremblay, Westfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Erick Garstka, Westfield, MA (US);
Kathleen Tremblay, Westfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0408 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present disclosure provides electrodes that possess hydrogels for contacting skin. In embodiments, an electrode of the present disclosure may include a substrate and a conductive composition on at least a portion of a surface of the substrate, the conductive composition including at least one hydrogel and at least one component capable of providing either a cooling or warming sensation upon contact with tissue of a patient. Methods for forming these hydrogels and electrodes are also provided.