Batteries and methods of manufacture and use

• US 8,224,439 B2
• Filed: 02/01/2010
• Issued: 07/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Franklin Mountain Investments Limited Partnership
• Original Assignee: Vamaris Innovations Incorporated
• Inventors: Skiba, Jeffry B., Schneider, Lawrence A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Layno, Carl H
• Assistant Examiner(s): MALAMUD, DEBORAH LESLIE
• Application Number:
  US12/697,993
• Publication Number:
  US 20100312293A1
• Time in Patent Office: 897 Days
• Field of Search: 607 1- 3, 607/115
• US Class Current: 607/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/303 Constructional details electrodes for external use A61N1/0428

Abstract

An apparatus includes multiple first reservoirs and multiple second reservoirs joined with a substrate. Selected ones of the multiple first reservoirs include a reducing agent, and first reservoir surfaces of selected ones of the multiple first reservoirs are proximate to a first substrate surface. Selected ones of the multiple second reservoirs include an oxidizing agent, and second reservoir surfaces of selected ones of the multiple second reservoirs are proximate to the first substrate surface.

Claims

1. An apparatus for treating an area of biologic tissue comprising:

a substrate having a substrate surface;

multiple first reservoirs joined with said substrate, said multiple first reservoirs including one of a reducing agent and an oxidizing agent, said multiple first reservoirs being positioned on said substrate surface, said multiple first reservoirs including a first pattern of reservoirs; and

multiple composite reservoirs joined with said substrate, each of said multiple composite reservoirs including a first portion and a second portion, wherein said first portion of said each of said composite reservoirs is alternately arranged with said second portion of said each of said composite reservoirs, said first portion including the other of said reducing agent and said oxidizing agent, and said second portion including a treatment composition, said multiple composite reservoirs being positioned on said substrate surface, and said multiple composite reservoirs including a second pattern of reservoirs interleaved with said first pattern of reservoirs to form an alternating arrangement of said first reservoirs and said composite reservoirs, said alternating arrangement of said first and composite reservoirs defining an active surface of said apparatus, said active surface being adapted to be placed in contact with said area of biologic tissue, wherein currents are generated between adjacent ones of said first reservoirs and said first portions of said composite reservoirs in said active surface for penetration into said area of biologic tissue, and said treatment composition disperses outward from said composite reservoirs toward said area of biologic tissue.

2. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said treatment composition is selected to produce a biological response when said treatment composition contacts said area of biologic tissue.

3. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said treatment composition disperses outward from said composite reservoirs toward said area of biologic tissue by ionic activity.

4. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 said currents produce an electrical stimulus that contacts said area of biologic tissue.

5. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said currents are generated between said first reservoirs and said first portion of said each of said composite reservoirs in the presence of an electrically conductive material between said first reservoirs and said first portion of said each of said composite reservoirs.