DISPOSABLE ELECTRODE

• US 3,812,861 A
• Filed: 11/15/1972
• Issued: 05/28/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/1972
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ronald L. Peters
• Original Assignee: Ronald L. Peters
• Inventors: Peters, Ronald L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gaudet, Richard A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cohen, Lee S.
• Application Number:
  US05/306,614
• Time in Patent Office: 559 Days
• Field of Search: 128/418,416,410-411,404,384,379,DIG.4,2.6E,2.1E,303.13,362 174/5SB,74R,117FF 317/2B
• US Class Current: 607/152
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/04 Electrodes electrosurgical electrodes A61B18/14

Abstract

A disposable electrical plate for creating electrical contact with a human body comprises a flexible sheet of paper board, cardboard, or the like coated on both sides with a conductive foil film. One edge of the plate is formed into tabs which alternately wrap over and under a metal bar in a woven fashion to electrically connect the two foil film surfaces. To the opposing edge of the plate a clip with a notch, hook, or the like is secured. An electrical conductor secured to the metal bar completes a circuit to the plate. The plate may be wrapped around a limb of a subject to make electrical contact and then secured by positioning the conductor in the notch or hook, preventing the plate from unwrapping and breaking contact.

Claims

1. A disposable electrode for contacting a human body comprising conductive flexible plate means for contacting the skin of a human body, said plate means including a sheet of base material, said sheet being coated on both top and bottom surfaces with an electrically conductive film, one edge of said sheet being formed into adjacent tabs, conductor means secured to said conductive plate means with said tabs to connect said conductive plate means to an electrical circuit, and clasp means secured to said conductive plate to secure said plate to said human body, said conductor means including a conductive bar extending along said one edge of said sheet and connected to said tabs to contact said top and bottom conductive film.

2. The disposable electrode of claim 1, wherein at least one of said tabs is wrapped clockwise about said conductive bar and secured thereto, said bottom conductive film thereby contacting said conductive bar;

and wherein at least one of said tabs is wrapped counterclockwise about said conductive bar and secured thereto, said top surface conductive film thereby contacting said conductive bar.

3. The disposable electrode of claim 2, wherein said conductor means is connected to said conductive bar to contact said top surface conductive film and said bottom surface conductive film therethrough.