Electrode Garment

• US 20100130847A1
• Filed: 04/29/2009
• Published: 05/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kpr U.S., LLC (Cardinal Health, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Dunagan, Jay M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,868,216 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/389
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/02 Details of sensors specially adapted for in-vivo measurements
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/25 Bioelectric electrodes therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/256 Wearable electrodes, e.g. having straps or bands
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6805 Vests
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0456 Specially adapted for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation [TENS]
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36014 External stimulators, e.g. with patch electrodes external pacemakers A61N1/3625

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to a wearable garment device for application of electrical current to a patient'"'"'s tissue. The garment device includes a material having a aperture and a mesh material extending across the aperture. At least one electrode is attached onto one side of the mesh material. The surface of the mesh material attached to the at least one electrode is defined as the outer surface. The other surface of the mesh material is defined as the inner surface. The inner surface of the mesh material is placed against the patient'"'"'s tissue to receive the electrical stimulation from the electrode.

Claims

1. A garment device for application of electrical current to a patient'"'"'s tissue, the garment device comprising:

a material member defining an aperture therethrough;

a non-conductive porous material extending across said aperture, the non-conductive porous material defining an inner surface oriented toward the patient'"'"'s tissue and an outer surface oriented away from the patient'"'"'s tissue; and

at least one electrode placed along the outer surface of the non-conductive porous material.

2. The garment device of claim 1, further comprising a fastening mechanism for releasably connecting one portion of the material member with another portion of the material member.

3. The garment device of claim 1, wherein the material member is adapted to encircle at least a portion of the patient.

4. The garment device of claim 1, wherein the non-conductive porous material is a mesh material.

5. The garment device of claim 1, wherein the material member has a first flap portion configured to fold over said outer surface of the mesh material.

6. The garment device of claim 1, further comprising an adhesive layer applied to at least one of the inner and outer surfaces of the mesh material.

7. The garment device of claim 1, further comprising an envelope configured to support an energy delivery apparatus.

8. The garment device of claim 1, wherein the material member has a second flap portion configured to fold over said inner surface of the mesh material and at least one electrode.

9. A garment device for application of electrical current to a patient'"'"'s tissue, the garment device comprising:

a garment having a non-conductive porous material extending along a portion of the garment, the non-conductive porous material defining an inner surface oriented toward the patient'"'"'s tissue and an outer surface oriented away from the patient'"'"'s tissue; and

at least one replaceable electrode placed on the outer surface of the non-conductive porous material.

10. The garment device of claim 9, further comprising a fastening mechanism for releasably connecting one portion of the material member with another portion of the material member.

11. The garment device of claim 9, wherein the material member is constructed from a fabric.

12. The garment device of claim 9, wherein the non-conductive porous material is a mesh material.

13. The garment device of claim 9, wherein the garment is configured to hold the at least one replaceable electrode in place.

14. The garment device of claim 9, wherein the electrode includes a hydrogel and is oriented such that the hydrogel is in contact with the porous material.

15. The garment device of claim 9, wherein the garment further comprises an envelope configured to support an energy delivery apparatus.

16. The garment device of claim 9, wherein the at least one replaceable electrode further comprises an adhesive material on both an inner surface and an outer surface thereof.

17. A garment device for application of electrical current to a patient'"'"'s tissue, the garment device comprising:

a material member defining an aperture therethrough;

a non-conductive porous material extending across said aperture, the non-conductive porous material defining an inner surface oriented toward the patient'"'"'s tissue and an outer surface oriented away from the patient'"'"'s tissue; and

at least one electrode detachably located between the material member and the outer surface of the non-conductive porous material.

18. The garment device of claim 17, further comprising a fastening mechanism for releasably connecting one portion of the material member with another portion of the material member.

19. The garment device of claim 17, wherein the non-conductive porous material is a mesh material.

20. The garment device of claim 17, wherein the material member has at least one flap portion configured to cover at least one other portion of the garment.