Method of making an incontinence electrode
    23.
    发明授权
    Method of making an incontinence electrode 失效
    制造失禁电极的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5376206A

    公开(公告)日:1994-12-27

    申请号:US979642

    申请日:1993-01-04

    摘要: An incontinence electrode for controlling urinary incontinence in women is made of alternating bands of conductive and non-conductive polymers molded to form a tubular body. Electrical receptacles, formed in the molding process at the interior circumferential surface of the conductive polymer bands, accept metal contacts attached to electrical leads to make a secure and durable, mechanical and electrical connection between the conductive polymer bands and the leads. The leads are coupled to a controller and carry electrical current to and from the metal contacts which then distribute the current to the conductive polymer bands to cause a contraction of the vaginal muscles responsive for controlling urinary incontinence in women.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制妇女尿失禁的失禁电极由模制形成管状体的导电和非导电聚合物的交替带制成。 在导电聚合物带的内圆周表面处的模制过程中形成的电插座接纳附着到电引线的金属触点,以在导电聚合物带和导线之间形成牢固且耐用的机械和电连接。 引线耦合到控制器并且将电流传送到金属触点并从金属触点传出电流,其然后将电流分配到导电聚合物带,以引起阴道肌的收缩以响应于控制妇女的尿失禁。

    Gamma matched, helical dipole microwave antenna with tubular-shaped
capacitor
    24.
    发明授权
    Gamma matched, helical dipole microwave antenna with tubular-shaped capacitor 失效
    伽马匹配螺旋偶极微波天线,管状电容器

    公开(公告)号:US5370677A

    公开(公告)日:1994-12-06

    申请号:US123321

    申请日:1993-09-17

    摘要: A catheter shaft carries a coaxial cable, the terminal end of which contains a dipole antenna with opposing first and second helical elements. The first and second helical elements originate from a common connection to an outer conductor of the coaxial cable. The first and second helical elements are formed by winding flat wire around an outer insulator of the coaxial cable near a terminal end of the coaxial cable. A tubular-shaped capacitor is connected between an inner conductor of the coaxial cable and a point on the second helical element where the resistive component of the antenna's impedance matches the characteristic impedance of the coaxial cable. This match minimizes reflective losses of the antenna, thereby maximizing power transfer to the antenna. The antenna has an effective electrical length which is equal to one half the wavelength of the radiation emitted, independent of the physical length of the antenna. The antenna also has a radiation length which can be adjusted by varying the number and pitch of turns of the flat wire and the location of the impedance matching point.

    摘要翻译: 导管轴携带同轴电缆,其同轴电缆的末端包含具有相对的第一和第二螺旋元件的偶极天线。 第一和第二螺旋元件源自与同轴电缆的外部导体的公共连接。 第一和第二螺旋元件通过在同轴电缆的末端附近绕着同轴电缆的外绝缘体缠绕扁线而形成。 管状电容器连接在同轴电缆的内部导体和第二螺旋元件上的点之间,其中天线阻抗的电阻分量与同轴电缆的特性阻抗匹配。 该匹配使天线的反射损耗最小化,从而最大化对天线的功率传输。 天线具有等于辐射发射波长的一半的有效电长度,与天线的物理长度无关。 该天线还具有可以通过改变扁平线的匝数和间距以及阻抗匹配点的位置来调整的辐射长度。