Water-impregnable electrode for electrical stimulation device
First Claim
1. An electrode for stimulation device comprising:
- a contacting layer to be contacted with a user'"'"'s body and made of water-penetrable porous materials having porosity and capillaries formed therein for penetrating water therethrough and made of electrically conductive materials;
a water-impregnated intermediate layer made of water-absorbable materials, having porosity and capillaries formed therein for soaking up water into the intermediate layer to penetrate water into the contacting layer 1 to moisten the contacting layer when performing a stimulation by an electrical stimulator;
said water-impregnated intermediate layer packed on a back portion of the contacting layer to serve as cushioning pad when contacting and stimulating a user'"'"'s body portion;
a backing layer adjacent to the intermediate layer covering the intermediate layer and the contacting layer and made of electrically insulative materials; and
an electrical conducting means inserted through the backing layer, the intermediate layer and the contacting layer for fastening the backing layer, the intermediate layer and the contacting layer together; and
connected to an electrical stimulator or a toning device for directing electrical pulses from the stimulator or toning device through the electrically-conductive means into the user'"'"'s body for stimulation or toning operation.
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Abstract
A water-impregnable electrode includes: a contacting layer made of water-penetrable electrically conductive materials to be contacted with a user'"'"'s (or patient'"'"'s) skin, a water-impregnated intermediate layer made of water-absorbable materials contiguous to the contacting layer for soaking up water or moisture into the intermediate layer, a backing layer made of electrically insulative materials contiguous to the intermediate layer for covering the intermediate layer as sandwiched in between the contacting layer and the backing layer, and an electrical conducting device leading through the layers as combined together for electrically connecting the contacting layer to an electrical stimulator for directing the electrical pulses from the stimulator into the user'"'"'s body (skin) for stimulating the user'"'"'s nerve or muscle for medical, health, exercise or toning purposes.
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12 Claims
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1. An electrode for stimulation device comprising:
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a contacting layer to be contacted with a user'"'"'s body and made of water-penetrable porous materials having porosity and capillaries formed therein for penetrating water therethrough and made of electrically conductive materials;
a water-impregnated intermediate layer made of water-absorbable materials, having porosity and capillaries formed therein for soaking up water into the intermediate layer to penetrate water into the contacting layer 1 to moisten the contacting layer when performing a stimulation by an electrical stimulator;
said water-impregnated intermediate layer packed on a back portion of the contacting layer to serve as cushioning pad when contacting and stimulating a user'"'"'s body portion;
a backing layer adjacent to the intermediate layer covering the intermediate layer and the contacting layer and made of electrically insulative materials; and
an electrical conducting means inserted through the backing layer, the intermediate layer and the contacting layer for fastening the backing layer, the intermediate layer and the contacting layer together; and
connected to an electrical stimulator or a toning device for directing electrical pulses from the stimulator or toning device through the electrically-conductive means into the user'"'"'s body for stimulation or toning operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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