System for transmitting electrical current to a bodily tissue
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a rigid base having a protrusion, the base configured to be coupled to an electronic device; and
a flexible substrate having a first surface and a second surface and including an electrical circuit configured to electronically couple the electronic device to an antenna, the antenna coupled directly to the flexible substrate, the flexible substrate coupled to the base such that a first portion of the second surface is in contact with the protrusion, a second portion of the second surface is non-parallel to the first portion.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a substantially rigid base and a flexible substrate. The substantially rigid base has a first protrusion and a second protrusion, and is configured to be coupled to an electronic device. The flexible substrate has a first surface and a second surface, and includes an electrical circuit configured to electronically couple the electronic device to at least one of an electrode a battery, or an antenna. The flexible substrate is coupled to the base such that a first portion of the second surface is in contact with the first protrusion. A second portion of the second surface is non-parallel to the first portion.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a rigid base having a protrusion, the base configured to be coupled to an electronic device; and a flexible substrate having a first surface and a second surface and including an electrical circuit configured to electronically couple the electronic device to an antenna, the antenna coupled directly to the flexible substrate, the flexible substrate coupled to the base such that a first portion of the second surface is in contact with the protrusion, a second portion of the second surface is non-parallel to the first portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 20)
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6. An apparatus, comprising:
a flexible housing configured to be disposed about at least a portion of a stimulator assembly, the stimulator assembly including at least a battery, an electrode, and a stimulus generator, the housing including a receiving portion configured to receive at least a portion of the stimulus generator, the receiving portion defining a first opening configured to receive a protrusion of the stimulus generator when the stimulus generator is received in the receiving portion such that the stimulus generator is electrically coupled to the battery, the receiving portion defining a second opening different than the first opening, the second opening configured to receive a protrusion of a base of the stimulator assembly such that the protrusion can limit movement of the stimulus generator with respect to the housing when the stimulus generator is received in the receiving portion of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising the steps of:
folding a tab portion of a flexible substrate such that the tab portion of the flexible substrate is in contact with a bottom side of a body portion of the flexible substrate and such that an electrical circuit formed on a top side of the flexible substrate extends about an edge of the fold, the flexible substrate configured to be coupled to a body. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
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a hydrogel electrode; and a substrate including a lower surface, a conductive region, and a plurality of discrete non-conductive regions, the conductive region electrically coupled to an electrical circuit of the substrate and to the hydrogel electrode, the plurality of discrete non-conductive regions configured to facilitate coupling of the hydrogel electrode with the lower surface of the substrate, at least one non-conductive region of the plurality of discrete non-conductive regions extending beyond a surface of the conductive region.
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16. An apparatus, comprising:
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a hydrogel electrode; and a substrate including a lower surface, a conductive region, and a plurality of discrete non-conductive regions, the conductive region electrically coupled to an electrical circuit of the substrate and to the hydrogel electrode, the plurality of discrete non-conductive regions configured to facilitate coupling of the hydrogel electrode with the lower surface of the substrate, at least one non-conductive region of the plurality of discrete non-conductive regions is at least one of (1) a solder mask, (2) a cavity formed in a surface of the conductive region, or (3) formed by a coating applied to a surface of the conductive region. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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