Defibrillators with multi-pad electrodes and related methods
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1. A cardiac defibrillator comprising:
- an electrical power supply comprising a first terminal and a second terminal;
a first electrode comprising a first plurality of independently positionable electrode pads coupled to the first terminal via one or more first leads; and
a second electrode coupled to the second terminal via one or more second leads;
wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises a cathode and the other comprises an anode,wherein the cardiac defibrillator is configured to deliver a therapeutic pulse of electric current to a heart of a patient.
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Abstract
A defibrillator can include a first electrode and a second electrode where at least one of the electrodes includes more than one independently positionable pad. Such independently positionable pads, in various instances, may allow for alternative positioning of the components of an electrode when defibrillation is carried out during electrophysiological procedures in which placement of conventional electrodes is inadvisable, difficult, or impractical.
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1. A cardiac defibrillator comprising:
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an electrical power supply comprising a first terminal and a second terminal; a first electrode comprising a first plurality of independently positionable electrode pads coupled to the first terminal via one or more first leads; and a second electrode coupled to the second terminal via one or more second leads; wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises a cathode and the other comprises an anode, wherein the cardiac defibrillator is configured to deliver a therapeutic pulse of electric current to a heart of a patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electrode assembly comprising:
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a first electrode comprising; a first electrode pad comprising at least one of an adhesive or gel to secure the first electrode pad to the skin of a patient; and a second electrode pad comprising at least one of an adhesive or gel to secure the second electrode pad to the skin of a patient, the second electrode pad being configured to move independently relative to the first electrode pad to permit the first and second electrode pads to be independently positioned on a patient; a connector configured to be selectively coupled with a defibrillator power supply, the connector comprising first and second electrical contacts that are configured to be coupled with first and second terminals, respectively, of the defibrillator power supply, the first electrical contact being electrically coupled with each of the first and second electrode pads; a second electrode comprising; a third electrode pad electrically coupled with the second electrical contact of the connector; and visual indicia indicating the first and second electrode pads are associated with the first electrical contact and indicating the third electrode pad is associated with the second electrical contact, wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises a cathode and the other comprises an anode. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electrode assembly comprising:
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a first electrode comprising; a first electrode pad comprising a first conductive element and at least one of an adhesive or gel to secure the first electrode pad to the skin of a patient; a second electrode pad comprising a second conductive element that is separate from the first conductive element and comprising at least one of an adhesive or gel to secure the second electrode pad to the skin of a patient, a layer of material that defines at least a portion of each of the first and second electrode pads, wherein the layer of material comprises a region of weakness that can be disrupted to effect separation of the first electrode pad from the second electrode pad to permit the first and second electrode pads to be independently positioned on a patient; a connector configured to be selectively coupled with a defibrillator power supply, the connector comprising first and second electrical contacts that are configured to be coupled with first and second terminals, respectively, of the defibrillator power supply, the first electrical contact being electrically coupled with each of the first and second electrode pads; and a second electrode comprising; a third electrode pad electrically coupled with the second electrical contact of the connector, wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises a cathode and the other comprises an anode. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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