Electrode placement device
First Claim
1. A device for continuously fixed automatic anatomically correct placement of at least one electrode means against one or more predetermined portions of a body, said at least one electrode means being adapted to transmit electrical signals, said device comprising:
- a substantially non-stretchable first portion adapted to be placed against a body portion of a wearer, said first portion having at least one electrode means at at least one electrode receiving position thereon;
means for electrically connecting said at least one electrode means to an electrical signal generating and/or signal receiving device;
touch-type locating means on said first portion and being cooperable with a given body portion of a wearer, said given body portion of the wearer having touch locatable characteristics, for positively automatically locating said device relative to said given body portion of the wearer, said at least one electrode means being a corresponding substantially fixed distance from said locating means so as to be adjacent said one or more predetermined body portions of the wearer each and every time the device is mounted to the body of the wearer, said one or more predetermined body portions being substantially fixed distances from said given body portion which last mentioned fixed distances are substantially the same as respective first mentioned fixed distances; and
means for removably securing said first portion to the body of the wearer with said touch-type locating means adjacent said given body portion of the wearer and with said at least one electrode means adjacent to said one or more predetermined body portions of the wearer.
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Abstract
A device for placement against a body and for locating at least one electrode at a predetermined portion of a body includes a first portion to which at least one electrode is secured at at least one of a plurality of positions thereon, and electrical connectors coupled to the first portion for electrically connecting the at least one electrode to an electrical signal receiving and/or generating apparatus. The device is removably secured to the body of a wearer with a predetermined automatic orientation so that the at least one electrode is properly located adjacent a body portion of the wearer. A touch sensitive locating device is provided on the device for positively orienting the device relative to a predetermined body portion of the wearer to insure proper electrode placement against the body.
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33 Claims
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1. A device for continuously fixed automatic anatomically correct placement of at least one electrode means against one or more predetermined portions of a body, said at least one electrode means being adapted to transmit electrical signals, said device comprising:
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a substantially non-stretchable first portion adapted to be placed against a body portion of a wearer, said first portion having at least one electrode means at at least one electrode receiving position thereon; means for electrically connecting said at least one electrode means to an electrical signal generating and/or signal receiving device; touch-type locating means on said first portion and being cooperable with a given body portion of a wearer, said given body portion of the wearer having touch locatable characteristics, for positively automatically locating said device relative to said given body portion of the wearer, said at least one electrode means being a corresponding substantially fixed distance from said locating means so as to be adjacent said one or more predetermined body portions of the wearer each and every time the device is mounted to the body of the wearer, said one or more predetermined body portions being substantially fixed distances from said given body portion which last mentioned fixed distances are substantially the same as respective first mentioned fixed distances; and means for removably securing said first portion to the body of the wearer with said touch-type locating means adjacent said given body portion of the wearer and with said at least one electrode means adjacent to said one or more predetermined body portions of the wearer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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