272 results about "Active electrode" patented technology

The invention provides a head-mounted diagnosis and treatment device, a brain-computer interface system and a brain activity monitoring intervention method. The head-mounted diagnosis and treatment device comprises a head-mounted structure, at least one active electrode, at least one pair of stimulation electrodes and a control module, the head-mounted structure comprises a head beam supporting part and a frontal lobe wearing part, the two ends of the frontal lobe wearing part are connected with the two opposite sides of the head beam supporting part respectively, and the active electrode is arranged on the inner side of the frontal lobe wearing part. The active electrode is arranged on the head beam supporting part and used for collecting electroencephalogram signals of a frontal lobe area contact part, the stimulation electrode is arranged on the inner side of the head beam supporting part and used for forming electrical stimulation on the frontal lobe area contact part, and the control module is electrically connected with the active electrode and the stimulation electrode and used for determining the brain function state according to the electroencephalogram signals collected by the active electrode and controlling the stimulation electrode according to the determined brain function state. Thus, electrical stimulation therapy is formed. According to the head-mounted diagnosis and treatment device, the brain-computer interface system and the brain activity monitoring intervention method, diagnosis and treatment can be integrated, and the head-mounted diagnosis and treatment device is easy to wear and portable.

Provided are active electrodes (AE) and methods for obtaining a neurological signal of a subject. The active electrode configured to be disposed of on the head of the subject and communicatively connected to one or more of another electrode and a backend. The active electrode includes a conductive element mounted to an AE board and disposed in contact with a skin of the subject, a second stage amplifier for amplifying the obtained signal, and a calibration module for calibrating coefficients. In some embodiments, the AE further includes a CMR boosting module for boosting CMR rejection. In some embodiments the AE includes an artifact removal module for removing motion artifacts.

The invention relates to active electrode materials and to methods for the manufacture of active electrode materials. Such materials are of interest as active electrode materials in lithium-ion or sodium-ion batteries. The invention provides an active electrode material expressed by the general formula [M1]x[M2](1−x)[Nb]y[O]z, wherein: M1 and M2 are different; M1 represents one or more of Ti, Mg, V, Cr, W, Zr, Mo, Cu, Fe, Ga, Ge, Ca, K, Ni, Co, Al, Sn, Mn, Ce, Te, Se, Si, Sb, Y, La, Hf, Ta, Re, Zn, In, or Cd; M2 represents one or more of Mg, V, Cr, W, Zr, Mo, Cu, Ga, Ge, Ca, K, Ni, Co, Al, Sn, Mn, Ce, Sb, Y, La, Hf, Ta, Zn, In, or Cd; and wherein x satisfies 0<x<0.5; y satisfies 0.5≤y≤49 z satisfies 4≤z≤124.

A system and method for delivering ocular microstimulation therapy includes one or more active electrodes near the anterior part of the eye, one or more return electrodes on the patient, and a controller configured to generate electrical signals (e.g., anodal monophasic or biphasic pulses) with defined amplitude, current density, polarity, frequency, and duty cycle. The total electrode contact area is between about 1.5 cm2 and about 4 cm2. In some methods, the stimulation can be divided into subphases or varied in ramped or randomized patterns to reduce habituation. A therapy regimen can span multiple sessions, with data structures specifying session dates and modes, and whether treatment is unilateral or bilateral. Safety features detect hazardous reductions in electrode contact area.

The invention belongs to the field of material synthesis, and particularly relates to a method for preparing an electrode by processing nanoparticles on a polymer skeleton or a surface by using femtosecond laser, which is used for solving one of the problems that a catalyst used by a fuel cell membrane electrode is low in utilization rate and a preparation method is complicated. The method comprises the following steps: preparing a precursor solution; a substrate material is fixedly arranged at the bottom of a liquid container, and the precursor solution is added into the liquid container; irradiating the interface of the substrate material and the precursor solution with femtosecond laser to obtain a substrate material loaded with metal particles; wherein the precursor solution contains metal acid radical ions; the substrate material is a high polymer material; according to the femtosecond laser parameters, the wavelength is 800 nm or 1030 nm, the laser power ranges from 100 mW to 500 mW, the machining scanning speed ranges from 50 micrometers / s to 500 micrometers / s, and the machining time ranges from 5 min to 30 min; the substrate material loaded with the metal particles is an electrode material with catalytic activity. The preparation method is simple, and the uniformity and strength of the loaded metal particles are improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of electrodes for vanadium batteries, in particular to a preparation method of a catalytically active electrode for a vanadium battery, the catalytically active electrode and application of the catalytically active electrode. The preparation method comprises the following steps: loading a bismuth oxide water-phase dispersion liquid as a precursor on the surface of a graphite felt electrode substrate, placing the graphite felt electrode in an inert atmosphere to carry out a carbon thermal reduction reaction, and carrying out a solid-phase reaction on bismuth oxide and the graphite felt carbon substrate in the inert atmosphere to generate a strongly combined catalytic active site in situ. By pertinently controlling the concentration of the bismuth oxide water-phase dispersion liquid and the temperature of the carbon thermal reduction reaction, active components in the prepared catalytic active electrode for the vanadium battery are uniformly and firmly combined on the surface of a matrix, and high uniformity and high stability are shown. And meanwhile, a loading-first and one-step carbon thermal reduction method is adopted, so that large-scale production can be realized, the electrochemical activity of the product is effectively improved, the uniformity and consistency of the performance can be realized, and the multi-dimensional strict requirements of commercial production on the electrode performance and the manufacturing efficiency are effectively met.

The utility model discloses an integrated electrode and a flow battery, the integrated electrode comprises a flow guide substrate and a reaction active electrode material wrapping the outer surface of the flow guide substrate, the reaction active electrode material is a flexible structure, the flow guide substrate comprises concave areas and convex areas which are alternately arranged, and the concave areas and the convex areas are arranged on the outer surface of the flow guide substrate. The inner side of the concave area and the back side of the convex area form an electrolyte flow channel, the electrolyte flow channel is provided with an electrolyte inlet and an electrolyte outlet which are exposed to the outer side of the reactive active electrode material, and the flow channel wall of the electrolyte flow channel is provided with a flow guide hole for guiding the electrolyte towards the reactive active electrode material; and the reaction active electrode material and the diversion substrate are relatively fixed to form an integrated structure of electrolyte circulation and electrochemical reaction. According to the scheme, efficient flowing of the electrolyte is guaranteed, a stable reaction interface is provided, concentration polarization is reduced, the battery efficiency is improved, meanwhile, the flow guide substrate is convenient to grab by a mechanical clamping jaw, and full-automatic stack assembly is supported.

Systems and methods of the various embodiments may provide bifacial sealed gas diffusion electrode (GDE) assemblies. In some embodiments, a bifacial sealed gas diffusion electrode (GDE) assembly includes active electrode layers on two opposing sides of the assembly. Various embodiments may provide architecture and / or sealing methods for GDE assemblies. In various embodiments, the GDE assemblies may be for use in devices. In various embodiments, the devices may be primary or secondary batteries. In various embodiments, these devices may be useful for energy storage. For example, bifacial sealed GDE assemblies of the various embodiments may form cathode electrodes (sometimes called air electrodes) of a battery, such as a metal-air battery.

According to one aspect, the present description relates to a portable device (10) for acquiring electroencephalographic (EEG) signals emitted by a user. The portable device comprises a flexible support (11) intended to fit a localized region of the skull of the user and a set of sensors (13) of electrical signals generated by the neuronal activity of the user, arranged on said support (11) so as to form contacts with the scalp when the device is worn by the user. For each sensor, an electronic circuit for filtering and amplifying electrical signals detected by said sensor is incorporated in the flexible support (11) and forms, with said sensor, an active electrode. The portable device also comprises a housing (12) comprising an electronic system for processing signals from said electronic filtering and amplification circuits, said housing being linked mechanically to the flexible support to form, with said support, a means of attachment to a garment or accessory intended to be worn by the user.

The application discloses a kind of based on laminated CrOCl auxiliary storage's floating gate structure optoelectronic synapse device and preparation method, belong to semiconductor device technical field.Device includes by lower to upper sequentially arranged substrate, Gr nanosheet, CrOCl nanosheet, h-BN nanosheet and MoS2 Nanosheet, wherein, MoS2 Nanosheet two ends are connected with active electrode and drain electrode, Gr nanosheet, CrOCl nanosheet, h-BN nanosheet and MoS2 Nanosheet are combined by Van der Waals interaction;MoS2 / h-BN / CrOCl / Gr floating gate optoelectronic synapse device of the application can effectively increase double scanning storage window by the secondary adsorption electron capacity of CrOCl, widen multi-level storage capacity, can realize multi-level storage under the joint modulation of electric pulse and light pulse, show excellent electrical writing and optical erasing technology in photoelectric hybrid storage, in addition, under the common modulation of photoelectricity, show good synapse characteristics, including long-term plasticity, short-term plasticity, the recognition accuracy of neural network constructed by MoS2 / h-BN / CrOCl / Gr floating gate device of the application can reach 97% on direction identification data set.

The application discloses a preparation method of a flexible active myoelectric electrode array structure and relates to the field of flexible electronics and active electrode preparation; the structure comprises: a plurality of active electrodes; the plurality of active electrodes are arranged in a horizontal-longitudinal matrix mode; each active electrode comprises: a flexible substrate and an active flexible amplification electrode arranged on the flexible substrate; the active flexible amplification electrode comprises an electrode and a common-source amplification circuit; the electrode and the common-source amplification circuit are in one-to-one correspondence; the electrode and the common-source amplification circuit are connected; the structure realizes synchronous collection of surface myoelectric signals by multiple channels, the flexible substrate enhances the wearability of the electrode, the differential structure, that is, the common-source amplification circuit can improve the interference of common-mode signals, reduce the introduction of noise, improve the signal-to-noise ratio of myoelectric signals, and reduce signal crosstalk between different channels.

A bipolar radiofrequency (RF) device for treating tissue in the presence of an electrically conductive fluid includes a headpiece and a probe. The handpiece has a motor drive, a receiving channel, and an active electrical contact on an inner wall of the receiving channel. A return electrical contact is disposed proximally of the active electrical contact on the inner wall of the receiving channel. A probe includes a proximal hub and an elongated shaft extending distally about a longitudinal axis from the proximal hub, and the hub being may be inserted into and removed from the receiving channel of the handpiece. A working end of the probe is located at a distal end of the elongated shaft, and the working end includes an active electrode and a return electrode. A return electrical contact is located proximally of an active electrical contact on an outer surface of the hub. In this way, the return electrical contacts in the receiving channel and on the outer surface of the hub, respectively, and the achieve electrical contacts in the receiving channel and on the outer surface of the hub, respectively, engage each other when the hub is inserted into the receiving channel of the handpiece.

The application discloses a water-soluble polymer-based proton-type memristor and a preparation method thereof. The memristor has a sandwich structure and is sequentially composed of a top electrode, an inorganic resistive switching functional layer, an organic resistive switching functional layer and a bottom electrode. The top electrode is a metal active electrode, the bottom electrode is indium tin oxide (ITO), the inorganic resistive switching functional layer is a metal oxide film, and the organic resistive switching functional layer is a doping system composed of a water-soluble polymer and a doping material. The preparation process of the proton-type memristor is reliable and stable. The obtained memristor has the characteristics of high biocompatibility and green environmental protection. The device performance consistency and environmental dependence are improved, and the simulation of bionic synaptic plasticity is greatly improved. The device can be controlled by using a low voltage, has low power consumption, and has a good bidirectional current modulation effect, so that the device provides a possibility for further enriching synaptic functions and designing flexible wearable devices.

A combination arthroscopic tissue resection probe includes an elongated shaft having an outer conductive sleeve and an inner sleeve. Each sleeve includes a distal region with a cutting window, the inner sleeve being rotatable to cut tissue. An outer surface of the outer sleeve distal region carries a ceramic body (580) and an electrode (570). The active electrode (570) defines two portions angularly offset from one another, the two portions including a first portion (571) extending circumferentially and axially along the tubular distal end and a second portion (578) extending from a distal end of the first portion and across the tubular distal end, the second portion having at least one flange (595) configured to engage a notch (581) in the electrically insulating spacer (580) to resist separation of the active electrode from the electrically insulating spacer (580). The electrode, ceramic body, and outer sleeve each define a first suction (572, 586, 512) opening to draw fluid ablation byproducts through the opening into an interior of the shaft. Various methods of improving electrode attachment are disclosed that provide a low profile probe distal end while maintaining electrosurgical functionality.

A system for testing different regions of the retina of a subject for retinal function, said system comprising: a monitor configured to display a visual electrophysiology stimulus to the subject, wherein the visual electrophysiology stimulus comprises a four ring visual electrophysiology stimulus; at least one active electrode; at least one reference electrode; and a computer configured to receive electrical signals from said at least one active electrode and said at least one reference electrode, and process the electrical signals.

A device and method for detecting faults in a shield of an electrosurgical instrument is described. The device has a relay configured to selectively interrupt power to the electrosurgical instrument, monitoring circuitry configured to monitor a shield in the electrosurgical instrument, control circuitry to control the relay, and a battery power source. The monitoring circuitry has an envelope detector and a detected average shield current detector. The monitoring circuitry is configured to compare a shield current peak value to a shield current peak threshold value, and to compare a detected average shield current value to a detected average shield current threshold value. The device is further configured to operatively couple an active electrode of an electrosurgical instrument and a return electrode to an electrosurgical generator.

An arthroscopic cutting probe includes an outer sleeve having a longitudinal bore and an outer cutting window at its distal end. An inner sleeve is rotationally disposed in a bore of the outer sleeve, and the inner sleeve has a distal end, a proximal end, a longitudinal passageway, and an inner cutting window at its distal. An active electrode sleeve is disposed on an outer surface of the inner sleeve in a position opposed to the inner cutting window. Rotation of the inner sleeve relative to the outer sleeve causes the inner cutting window to rotate past the outer cutting window to resect tissue received through the cutting windows as they pass each other. Radiofrequency current can be applied to the active electrode to enhance tissue cutting then the cutting windows are being rotated or to able or cauterize tissue when the cutting windows are held stationary with the active electrode disposed through the outer cutting window.

The application relates to a double-layer polymer film-based rechargeable moisture power generation device and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of moisture power generation. The device comprises an active electrode, a double-layer polymer film and an inert porous electrode which are sequentially arranged, wherein the first layer polymer film of the double-layer polymer film is a mixture of iron hydroxide, polystyrene sulfonic acid and polyvinyl alcohol, the second layer polymer film is polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride, the first layer polymer film is in contact with the active electrode, and the second layer polymer film is in contact with the inert porous electrode; the material of the active electrode is a metal with a standard electrode potential of-1V to +0.5V, and the material of the inert porous electrode is a metal with a standard electrode potential greater than +1V. Through moisture evaporation and redox reaction, the battery can generate power spontaneously in a moisture environment, and can be self-repaired through the redox reaction when the performance decreases, so that the charging effect is realized.

The invention discloses a process integration method of a novel memristor, and belongs to the field of microelectronics, the novel memristor comprises a conductive bridge memristor and an interconnection structure, the size of an electrolyte layer of the conductive bridge memristor is limited by silicon nitride, the silicon nitride is etched by multi-angle ion beams, the electrolyte layer is located between an active electrode and an inert electrode, and the active electrode is connected with the interconnection structure. And in the silicon nitride etching region, the preparation of the high-consistency novel memristor is realized.

Some embodiments include a system with a sensor with electrodes including an active electrode and a receiving electrode that is in physical contact with skin of a patient forming an electrical circuit with control electronics of a controller that can measure an electrical parameter using an active electrode and a receiving electrode within a closed loop electrical muscle stimulation system. A sense electrical pulse can be applied to the tissue using the sensor, an electrical parameter measured from the tissue, and a stimulation pulse applied to the tissue based at least in part on the measured electrical parameter. The stimulation is adjustably controlled by the controller to maintain a constant power output to the tissue based on the electrical parameter. A good is coupled to a computer readable medium configured to store usage data, the usage data relating to the patient's use of the good.

The invention discloses a multi-channel biological tissue acquisition circuit system, which belongs to the technical field of bio-electricity signal acquisition systems and comprises a lithium battery pack connected with an active electrode analog circuit and a plate electrode circuit. The active electrode analog circuit comprises a synaptic microelectrode array with a common cathode and multiple anodes and a chopping operational amplifier attached to the back surface of the synaptic microelectrode array, and the plate electrode circuit comprises an acquisition circuit, a control circuit, a communication circuit and a power management circuit. By adopting the multi-channel biological tissue acquisition circuit system, the problem of noise interference caused by a DCDC voltage converter in a traditional power supply circuit can be effectively avoided, and the signal-to-noise ratio and the measurement precision of the system are improved.

Electrosurgical instrument (1) which a handle (10) having a longitudinal axis generally defining a front and a rear direction, and an elongated shaft (12) extending from the front end of the handle, an end effector (14) arranged at the distal end of the elongated shaft (12), the end effector (14) having at least one active electrode, a first wiring (1704) extending along the elongated shaft (12) from the active electrode into the handle (10); and a second wiring (1910) extending within the handle (10) and provided for connection to an electrosurgical generator; a rotatable shaft support member adapted to allow the elongated shaft (12) to pass from the interior of the handle (10) to the exterior thereof and to rotate with the shaft (12) while being rotated relative to the handle (10), the rotatable shaft support member having a proximal portion disposed within the interior of the handle (10) and a distal portion projecting from the end of the handle (10) distal to the user, the elongated shaft (12) projecting from the distal portion, wherein the handle (10) comprises a first compartment (1900) within which ends of the first and second wirings (1704, 1910) are received, wherein a first electrical terminal (1904) is arranged within the first compartment (1900) and is electrically connected to the ends of the first and second wirings (1704, 1910), wherein the first wiring (1704) extends from the active electrode along the interior of the elongated shaft (12) through the distal portion of the rotatable shaft support member into the proximal portion thereof, the proximal portion having an opening in the side wall thereof, the first wiring (1704) extending through the opening and then wrapping around the outer surface of the proximal portion by at least 270° before extending further into the handle (10).

A filtered feedthrough comprises an insulator sealed in a ferrule opening. A terminal pin sealed in an insulator via hole has a first end that extends outwardly beyond an insulator device side. A filter capacitor has a square- or rectangularly-shaped dielectric supporting interleaved active and ground electrode plates. A passageway extending through the dielectric has an internal metallization. An external metallization is contacted to opposed longitudinal sides of the dielectric outer surface. The capacitor ground electrode plates extend to the opposed external metallizations. The outwardly extending terminal pin end is connected to the internal metallization in the dielectric passageway which in turn is connected to the active electrode plates. A conductive material connects the capacitor external metallization at one of the longitudinal sides to an oxide-resistant surface on the ferrule while the other external metallization is connected to an oxidized surface of the ferrule.

The invention relates to an electrotherapeutic device comprising: N electrodes (212, 222, 240), said N = 2 or 3; two or more sine wave voltage generators (210, 220), said two or more voltage generators being separated by a transformer (211, 221); a first series configuration in which N = 2, the electrodes 212, 222 are active electrodes, two voltage generators are arranged in series, the electrotherapeutic device not comprising a ground electrode 240; a second parallel configuration in which N = 3, two electrodes 212, 222 of which are active electrodes connected to the voltage generators 210, 220, respectively, one electrode 240 is equipped as a ground electrode for forming a ground connected to the voltage generators 210, 220, respectively, and the two voltage generators are arranged in parallel; and a control device equipped to alternately adopt a first series configuration and a second parallel configuration.

An ambulatory cardiac device for improving a signal to noise profile of an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal of a patient is provided. The ambulatory cardiac device includes a plurality of active ECG electrodes disposed in a plurality of locations about a patient. Each active electrode can include an ECG electrode substrate configured to be in physical contact with skin of the patient, a local biasing substrate proximate to the ECG electrode substrate and configured to be in physical contact with the skin of the patient, and local biasing circuitry configured to provide a local biasing signal into a body of the patient via the local biasing substrate.

The invention is suitable for the technical field of biological feedback, and provides a non-invasive feedback method, device, equipment and program product for pelvic floor muscle training. The method comprises the steps that in the pelvic floor muscle training process of a living body, a first electromyographic signal generated by pelvic floor muscle fiber depolarization when the pelvic floor muscle of the living body contracts is obtained through an active electrode arranged on the pelvic floor muscle of the living body; and according to the first electromyographic signal, determining whether pelvic floor muscle training performed by the living body meets a preset requirement or not. According to the method, the electromyographic signal for determining whether the pelvic floor muscle training carried out by the living body meets the preset requirement or not is obtained by the active electrode arranged on the pelvic floor muscle of the living body, and the active electrode can be directly attached to the skin, so that the pelvic floor muscle training effect can be determined without using a vaginal probe; therefore, the effect of pelvic floor muscle training performed by the living body can be determined noninvasively, and the safety and comfort of pelvic floor muscle training are improved.

Methods and systems for testing and treating spinal cord stimulation (SCS) patients are disclosed. Patients are eventually treated with sub-perception (paresthesia free) therapy. However, supra-perception stimulation is used during “sweet spot searching” during which active electrodes are selected for the patient. This allows sweet spot searching to occur much more quickly and without the need to wash in the various electrode combinations that are tried. After selecting electrodes using supra-perception therapy, therapy is titrated to sub-perception levels using the selected electrodes. Such sub-perception therapy has been investigated using pulses at or below 10 kHz, and it has been determined that a statistically significant correlation exists between pulse width (PW) and frequency (F) in this frequency range at which SCS patients experience significant reduction in symptoms such as back pain. Beneficially, sub-perception stimulation at such low frequencies significantly lowers power consumption in the patient's neurostimulator.

This invention discloses a GaN bidirectional blocking device with a polarized gate structure and its fabrication method, relating to the field of semiconductor device technology. The device includes a substrate with a thickness of 400 μm-1000 μm, a buffer layer of GaN with a thickness of 500 μm-5000 μm disposed on the substrate, a GaN channel layer disposed on the buffer layer, and an AlGaN barrier layer disposed on the GaN channel layer with a thickness of 15 nm-30 nm. An active electrode is disposed on the AlGaN barrier layer. This GaN bidirectional blocking device with a polarized gate structure and its fabrication method, based on the material structure, allows the p-GaN layer at the drain electrode and the drain metal to form a junction barrier Schottky diode structure, which can constitute a bidirectional blocking device as a whole, extending its application to more power applications. It solves the problem of how to improve the structure of traditional p-GaN gate devices to increase their forward gate withstand voltage, reduce gate leakage current, and improve the device's threshold voltage.

The invention provides a display panel, a driving method thereof and a display device. The display panel comprises a liquid crystal layer and an array substrate. A liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules; the array substrate comprises an orientation layer, a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged on the side, away from the liquid crystal layer, of the orientation layer. The first electrode is an electrochemical active electrode; the second electrode is used for driving liquid crystal molecules to deflect; wherein the first electrode is arranged close to the orientation layer; in response to the display panel being in a non-display state, the first electrode and the second electrode are capacitively coupled through an aqueous medium containing an electrolyte, and the first electrode is configured as a working electrode for an electrochemical reaction. The capacitive coupling of the first electrode and the second electrode can be realized through the aqueous medium containing the electrolyte in the non-display state, so that the electrochemical reaction is started to react with the organic pollutants adsorbed on the surface of the orientation layer, and the problem of residual images caused by adsorption of impurities on the surface of the orientation layer is effectively improved.

A method and device for performing DNA sequencing and extracting structural information from unknown nucleic acid strands. The device includes a microwell structure, where identical DNA strands are immobilized within the microwell structure on a surface of a micro-bead, an active electrode or a porous polymer. The device further includes a CMOS-integrated semiconductor integrated circuit, where the CMOS-integrated semiconductor integrated circuit includes metal layers on a silicon substrate, where the metal layers form an active electrode biosensor. In addition, a sensing electrode is formed by creating openings in a passivation layer of the CMOS-integrated semiconductor integrated circuit to hold a single bead, on which the DNA strands are immobilized.