Means for transferring electrical energy to and from living tissue
First Claim
1. Apparatus for selectively transferring electrical energy to and from critical localities in living tissue for diagnostic purposes, comprising a glove of flexible fluid impervious elastomeric material, said material being sufficiently thin and flexible to afford to the wearer substantially unimpeded feel and manual dexterity so as to enable use of said glove for digital palpation while transferring energy to and from tissue, an electrode affixed to the index finger of said glove and covering the area of the glove beneath the tip of the distal phalange of the index finger of a wearer of said glove, thereby to facilitate application of said electrode directly to a palpated locality of tissue, a second electrode disposed adjacent to the tip of the thumb of said glove, an electrical connector coupled to said glove and adapted to be electrically connected to electrical circuitry external to said glove, and a plurality of flexible electrical conductors adhesively coupled to said glove and electrically connecting said electrodes and said connector.
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Abstract
A glove of thin, flexible elastomeric material carries electrodes, electrically connected to a connector disposed at the cuff of the glove, the connector permitting the electrodes to be electrically connected to a source of electrical energy or to a load, so that electrical energy may be applied to or drawn from living tissue.
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- 1. Apparatus for selectively transferring electrical energy to and from critical localities in living tissue for diagnostic purposes, comprising a glove of flexible fluid impervious elastomeric material, said material being sufficiently thin and flexible to afford to the wearer substantially unimpeded feel and manual dexterity so as to enable use of said glove for digital palpation while transferring energy to and from tissue, an electrode affixed to the index finger of said glove and covering the area of the glove beneath the tip of the distal phalange of the index finger of a wearer of said glove, thereby to facilitate application of said electrode directly to a palpated locality of tissue, a second electrode disposed adjacent to the tip of the thumb of said glove, an electrical connector coupled to said glove and adapted to be electrically connected to electrical circuitry external to said glove, and a plurality of flexible electrical conductors adhesively coupled to said glove and electrically connecting said electrodes and said connector.
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