Electrode with integrated pull-tab

• US 20060135896A1
• Filed: 11/18/2005
• Published: 06/22/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vision Quest Industries, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Vision Quest Industries, Inc.
• Inventors: Latimer, Russell A.
• Application Number:
  US11/281,602
• Publication Number:
  US 20060135896A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 602/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/048 Electrodes characterised by a specific connection between lead and electrode
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0492 Patch electrodes A61N1/0412, A61N1/0428 take precedence

Abstract

An electrode for delivering a stimulation signal to a user, the electrode including a conductive layer having an adhesive surface on a first side and a conductive material on a second side, a laminate layer having an adhesive material on a first side and being disposed over the second side of the conductive layer such that the first side of the laminate layer adheres to the second side of the conductive layer, an input wire disposed between the conductive layer and the laminate layer, the input wire having a connection end and an external end, the connection end being disposed on the second side of the conductive layer and the external end being provided beyond the boundaries of the conductive layer and the laminate layer, and a pull-tab layer disposed between the conductive layer and the laminate layer, a disc portion with an adhesive surface being provided at a first end of the pull-tab layer, and a grip portion being provided at a second end of the pull-tab layer, the adhesive surface of the disc portion being disposed over the connection end of the input wire on the conductive layer, and the grip portion extending beyond the boundaries of the conductive layer and the laminate layer.

Claims

1. An electrode for delivering a stimulation signal to a user, the electrode comprising:

a conductive layer having an adhesive surface on a first side and a conductive material on a second side;

a laminate layer having an adhesive material on a first side and being disposed over the second side of the conductive layer such that the first side of the laminate layer adheres to the second side of the conductive layer;

an input wire disposed between the conductive layer and the laminate layer, the input wire having a connection end and an external end, the connection end being disposed on the second side of the conductive layer and the external end being provided beyond the boundaries of the conductive layer and the laminate layer; and

a pull-tab layer disposed between the conductive layer and the laminate layer, a disc portion with an adhesive surface being provided at a first end of the pull-tab layer, and a grip portion being provided at a second end of the pull-tab layer, the adhesive surface of the disc portion being disposed over the connection end of the input wire on the conductive layer, and the grip portion extending beyond the boundaries of the conductive layer and the laminate layer.

2. The electrode of claim 1, further comprising a removable liner layer disposed on the adhesive surface of the conductive layer.

3. The electrode of claim 1, wherein the conductive layer and the laminate layer are substantially similar in size.

4. The electrode of claim 1, wherein the conductive layer and the laminate layer are disc shaped and have matching boundaries.

5. The electrode of claim 1, wherein the connection end of the input wire and the disc portion of the pull-tab layer are disposed over the center of the conductive surface of the conductive layer.

6. The electrode of claim 1, wherein the pull-tab layer has a middle portion disposed between the disc portion and the grip portion, and the middle portion has an adhesive surface.

7. The electrode of claim 6, wherein the adhesive surface of the middle portion and the adhesive surface of the disc portion adhere to the conductive material on a second side of the conductive layer.

8. The electrode of claim 1, wherein the adhesive surface on the conductive layer is comprised of a layer of hydrogel adhesive material.

9. The electrode of claim 1, wherein the conductive layer is a conductive carbon film, and the conductive material includes a silver material film.

10. The electrode of claim 2, wherein the removable liner layer is comprised of a mylar material.

11. The electrode of claim 2, wherein the removable liner layer is comprised of a polyester material.