Devices and methods for adjusting and tracking respiration-stimulating electrodes
Inventors
McLachlan, Angus • Cohen, Guillermo • Herda, Michael
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-12465763-B2
Publication Date
2025-11-11
Expiration Date
Abstract
An electrode for stimulating a neuromuscular response includes a backing layer, an electrode layer, and a hydrogel layer, and an electrode cable configured to provide an electrical signal to the electrode. The electrode is divided into a first removable portion including a first removable activation area, a second removable portion including a second removable activation area, and a main body including a main activation area, the first removable portion is configured to separate from the second removable portion and the main body by a first perforation, and the second removable portion is configured to separate from the main body by a second perforation.
Core Innovation
The invention provides an electrode for stimulating a neuromuscular response that includes a backing layer, an electrode layer, and a hydrogel layer, together with an electrode cable configured to provide an electrical signal to the electrode. The electrode is divided into a first removable portion including a first removable activation area, a second removable portion including a second removable activation area, and a main body including a main activation area, with the first removable portion separating from the second removable portion and the main body by a first perforation and the second removable portion separating from the main body by a second perforation.
The electrode layer includes a border of nonzero width that completely separates an activation area from an edge of the electrode. The border completely separates the first removable activation area from the second removable activation area and the main activation area, and completely separates the second removable activation area from the main activation area, wherein of the main activation area, the first removable activation area, and the second removable activation area, only the main activation area is directly connected to a cable.
The invention further describes a system for stimulating respiration that includes a controller, a power supply, a memory device, and at least one electrode pair. Each electrode in the electrode pair includes the backing layer, the electrode layer, the hydrogel layer, and an electrode cable, and each electrode is divided into the first removable portion with the first removable activation area, the second removable portion with the second removable activation area, and a main body with the main activation area separated by perforations; the controller controls electrical signals to each electrode and is communicatively coupled with the memory device, and the memory device is located within the system cable.
Claims Coverage
Three independent claims are present: one covering an electrode for stimulating a neuromuscular response, one covering a system for stimulating respiration, and one covering a method of treating a respiratory disorder. Across the independent claims, the coverage centers on a divided layered electrode with removable activation areas separated by perforations and a border of nonzero width that isolates the activation areas and edges so that only the main activation area is directly connected to a cable.
Layered electrode with removable activation areas isolated by perforations and nonzero-width border
An electrode for stimulating a neuromuscular response comprising a backing layer, an electrode layer, and a hydrogel layer, and an electrode cable configured to provide an electrical signal to the electrode; the electrode is divided into a first removable portion including a first removable activation area, a second removable portion including a second removable activation area, and a main body including a main activation area; the first removable portion separates from the second removable portion and the main body by a first perforation; the second removable portion separates from the main body by a second perforation; and the electrode layer comprises a border of nonzero width that completely separates an activation area from an edge of the electrode, completely separates the first removable activation area from the second removable activation area and the main activation area, and completely separates the second removable activation area from the main activation area, wherein of the main activation area, the first removable activation area, and the second removable activation area, only the main activation area is directly connected to a cable.
Respiration stimulation system with controller-to-memory communication via system cable
A system for stimulating respiration comprising a controller, a power supply, a memory device, and at least one electrode pair, each electrode comprising a backing layer, an electrode layer, a hydrogel layer, and an electrode cable configured to provide an electrical signal to the electrode; the controller controls the electrical signal to each of the electrodes from the power supply through the respective electrode cable and is communicatively coupled with the memory device; the memory device is located within the system cable; and each electrode is divided into a first removable portion including a first removable activation area, a second removable portion including a second removable activation area, and a main body including a main activation area separated by perforations, with only the main activation area directly connected to a cable.
Treating a respiratory disorder by delivering neuromuscular electrical stimulation with selectively cable-connected activation area
A method of treating a respiratory disorder in a subject using neuromuscular electrical stimulation comprising providing a controller, a power supply, and at least one electrode pair, each electrode of the electrode pair comprising a backing layer, an electrode layer, a hydrogel layer, and an electrode cable configured to provide an electrical signal to the electrode; adhering the at least one electrode pair to the subject; generating the electrical signal using the controller and the power supply; and supplying the electrical signal to each electrode to provide an electrical stimulus, with the electrode divided into removable portions and only the main activation area directly connected to a cable.
The independent claims consistently require a divided electrode with first and second removable portions separated by perforations from a main body, and a nonzero-width border that completely isolates activation areas from edges and from each other. The coverage further includes a respiration system with a controller, power supply, and memory device located within the system cable, and a method of treating a respiratory disorder using neuromuscular electrical stimulation.
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