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Expendable electro-cardiograph electrode

  • US 4,004,578 A
  • Filed: 05/14/1975
  • Issued: 01/25/1977
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An expendable electrode for electrocardiographic measurements comprising a thin pliable metallic sheet-like carrier member adaptable to flexibly conform to the shape of the body part on which it is to be applied and having means for attachment of means for conducting signals from said carrier member to electrocardiographic equipment, said carrier member having one side adapted to be applied to the body part and another side facing away therefrom, said one side being provided with a plurality of regularly distributed spikes devised to penetrate into the skin and a coating of an adhesive compound adapted to adhere to the body, said coating and spikes being completely covered by at least one pull-off protective foil thick enough to entirely embed said spikes.

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