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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2005
David A. Dinsmoor, St. Paul, MN (US);
Michael F. Mattes, Chandler, AZ (US);
Rogier Receveur, Maastricht, NL;
Arun K. Gupta, Hermantown, MN (US);
David A. Dinsmoor, St. Paul, MN (US);
Michael F. Mattes, Chandler, AZ (US);
Rogier Receveur, Maastricht, NL;
Arun K. Gupta, Hermantown, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
The disclosure provides monolithic electrodes including a substrate defining a walled cavity having a floor, an electrically conductive cathode layer overlaying the cavity floor, an electrically conductive contact pad overlaying the substrate, an electrically conductive via in electrical communication with the cathode layer and the contact pad, and a porous membrane layer overlaying the cavity and defining a chamber formed by the porous membrane layer, the walled cavity, and the cavity floor. The disclosure also provides pH transducers including monolithic indicator and reference electrodes, and methods of making and using monolithic pH electrodes and transducers.