Systems and methods for flexible electrodes
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- an electrode interface;
a conductive trace in electrical communication with the electrode interface;
an insulating layer disposed around the conductive trace and disposed around at least a portion of the electrode interface;
wherein the electrode interface, the conductive trace, and the insulating layer each comprise one or more polymers, and the conductive trace further comprises a plurality of distinct conductive particles, at least a plurality of the distinct conductive particles being separated by the one or more polymers.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for producing and using electrodes, which may be flexible and/or stretchable, and interconnection structures that can be used both externally and/or implanted within the body. Electrodes according to various embodiments disclosed herein may be produced by depositing patterned layers of insulating and conductive polymers to form multi-layer circuits. The conductive materials and layers in the structure can be exposed on the surface of the structures for use as electrodes. A plurality of electrodes may be formed into an electrode array. In various embodiments, electrode arrays may be associated with telemetry modules configured to wirelessly transmit data collected by the electrode array to a receiver module.
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47 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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an electrode interface; a conductive trace in electrical communication with the electrode interface; an insulating layer disposed around the conductive trace and disposed around at least a portion of the electrode interface; wherein the electrode interface, the conductive trace, and the insulating layer each comprise one or more polymers, and the conductive trace further comprises a plurality of distinct conductive particles, at least a plurality of the distinct conductive particles being separated by the one or more polymers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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21. The apparatus of 20, wherein the elastomeric polymer is stretchable by at least 25%.
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22. The apparatus of 20, wherein the elastomeric polymer is stretchable by at least 10%.
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27. A system, comprising:
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an electrode assembly, comprising; a plurality of electrodes; a plurality of electrode interfaces, each of the plurality of electrode interfaces associated with one of the plurality of electrodes; a plurality of conductive traces, each of the plurality of conductive traces further comprising a plurality of distinct conductive particles, at least a plurality of the distinct conductive particles being disposed within and suspended by the one or more polymers, each of the plurality of conductive traces in electrical communication with at least one of the plurality of electrode interfaces; a telemetry module in electrical communication with the electrode assembly, the telemetry module comprising; a telemetry module data communications system; a telemetry module power system; an insulating layer disposed around the plurality of conductive traces, disposed around at least a portion of each of the plurality of electrode interfaces, and disposed around the telemetry module; wherein the plurality of electrode interfaces, the plurality of conductive traces, and the insulating layer each comprise one or more polymers, and the plurality of conductive traces further comprise a plurality of distinct conductive particles. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An apparatus, comprising:
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an electrode interface; a conductive trace formed by a first polymer doped with a plurality of distinct conductive particles, at least a plurality of the plurality of distinct conductive particles being disposed within and suspended by the one or more polymers, the conductive trace in electrical communication with the electrode interface; an insulating layer disposed around the conductive trace and disposed around at least a portion of the electrode interface. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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