METHOD FOR STANDARDIZING SPACING BETWEEN ELECTRODES, AND MEDICAL TAPE ELECTRODES

• US 20080171929A1
• Filed: 01/09/2008
• Published: 07/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jefferson J. Katims
• Original Assignee: Jefferson J. Katims
• Inventors: Katims, Jefferson J.
• Application Number:
  US11/971,545
• Publication Number:
  US 20080171929A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/391
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/24 Detecting, measuring or recording bioelectric or biomagnetic signals of the body or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/411 Detecting or monitoring allergy or intolerance reactions to an allergenic agent or substance
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0456 Specially adapted for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation [TENS]
• 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

Standardization between paired electrodes is maintained in a medical device without needing a Mylar spreader, such as by forming the paired electrodes integrally with a tape part.

Claims

1. A spreader-free method of standardizing a distance between a first electrode and a second electrode, comprising:

forming a tape part integrally with the first electrode and the second electrode, whereby the distance between the first electrode and the second electrode is standardized without disposing a rigid spreader between the first electrode and the second electrodes.

2. The spreader-free standardizing method of claim 1, comprising standardizing the distance between the first electrode and the second electrode to 17 mm.

3. The spreader-free standardizing method of claim 1, wherein the tape part is non-conductive.

4. The spreader-free standardizing method of claim 1, further comprising applying the paired electrodes having the standardized distance therebetween to an ear, a digit, a body surface of a person or an animal or a position in a set-up of equipment.

5. An electrode structure, consisting essentially of:

a tape electrode including a tape part integrally with a pair of electrodes;

wherein no rigid spreader is included in the medical electrode.

6. The electrode structure of claim 5, wherein the tape electrode is configured to receive a digit or an ear, or is configured to be applied to an external body surface, or is otherwise configured for use medically, or is configured to be operated in carrying out research, or is configured to receive a body part of an animal.

7. The electrode structure of claim 5, wherein the tape part is non-conductive.

8. The electrode structure of claim 5, wherein the paired electrodes are non-sticky independent of the tape part.

9. The electrode structure of claim 5, provided that other than the tape part no further adhesive-containing component or sticky component is included.

10. An electrode structure, consisting essentially of:

a tape electrode including a tape part integrally with a pair of electrodes;

wherein a fixed distance between the paired electrodes is maintained.

11. The electrode structure of claim 10, wherein the fixed distance is 17 mm and the paired electrodes are medical electrodes.

12. A spreader-free method of positioning paired medical electrodes, consisting essentially of:

applying a single piece to a body surface or body part, wherein the single piece includes the paired medical electrodes integral with a tape part.

13. A method of positioning a pair of medical electrodes, consisting essentially of:

applying the pair of medical electrodes to a body surface or body part in about 1 second or less, while achieving a desired standardized distance between the paired medical electrodes.

14. The positioning method of claim 13, wherein the pair of medical electrodes are part of a single piece construction requiring no pre-assembly before the step of applying to the body surface or body part.

15. A method of stimulating a body area too small to practically have positioned thereon two electrodes, comprising:

applying onto the body area a single electrode, the single electrode being formed on a tape; and

applying onto the body but outside the body area a dispersion electrode.