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Iontophoretic electrode with solution containment system

US5037380A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 23, 1990
Grant dateAug 6, 1991
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Expiry dateAug 23, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/0448
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An iontophoretic bioelectrode includes a pouch for holding a solution, a receptacle element disposed in a wall of the pouch to allow communication therethrough from the exterior to the interior of the pouch, a pair of elongate, generally parallel prongs joined at one end and dimensioned to allow insertion thereof through the receptacle element into the interior of the container, and a solution absorbing material disposed between the prongs to absorb solution with which it makes contact.

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