Electrode harness
First Claim
1. A process for applying an electrode to a patient undergoing neurological monitoring, comprising the steps ofadhering a main, electrode-bearing portion of a flexible, adhesive-backed earpiece pad to a first side of an earlobe of said patient, said electrode-bearing portion sized to fit substantially over only said earlobe whereby said electrode in said main portion is in contact with said first side of said patient'"'"'s earlobe;
- bending a flexible appendage portion of said earpiece pad, connected to and extending substantially radially from said main portion, around the patient'"'"'s earlobe; and
adhering at least an end of said appendage portion to the other side of said patient'"'"'s earlobe opposite to said first side.
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Abstract
An electrode harness to be applied to a patient, for use with equipment for monitoring neurological function comprises a flexible adhesive-backed harness pad and a plurality of electrodes mounted on the harness pad such that the contact portions thereof are exposed on the adhesive side of the harness pad at predetermined locations on the pad, to thereby facilitate the accurate and consistent placement of the electrodes on the patient. The electrode harness may also include a pair of earpiece portions having associated electrodes thereon, the earpiece portions being contoured to readily facilitate the application of those portions to the patient'"'"'s ears in an earring-type manner.
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14 Claims
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1. A process for applying an electrode to a patient undergoing neurological monitoring, comprising the steps of
adhering a main, electrode-bearing portion of a flexible, adhesive-backed earpiece pad to a first side of an earlobe of said patient, said electrode-bearing portion sized to fit substantially over only said earlobe whereby said electrode in said main portion is in contact with said first side of said patient'"'"'s earlobe; -
bending a flexible appendage portion of said earpiece pad, connected to and extending substantially radially from said main portion, around the patient'"'"'s earlobe; and adhering at least an end of said appendage portion to the other side of said patient'"'"'s earlobe opposite to said first side. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electrode earpiece for application to the earlobe of a patient, for use with equipment for monitoring neurological function, comprising:
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an electrode having a contact and a wire electrically connected to said contact; and a flexible, adhesive-backed earpiece pad having (i) a main portion sized to fit substantially over only an earlobe of a patient, said electrode being mounted thereon such that said contact is exposed on the adhesive side of said earpiece pad, (ii) an appendage connected to and extending substantially radially from said main portion, and (iii) a flexing region proximate to the intersection of said main portion and said appendage, to thus facilitate the adhesion of said main portion with said electrode, to a first side of said patient'"'"'s earlobe, and the adhesion of said appendage to the opposite side of said patient'"'"'s earlobe. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. An electrode earpiece for application to the earlobe of a patient, for use with equipment for monitoring neurological function, comprising:
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an electrode having a contact and a wire electrically connected to said contact; an adhesive-backed, main earpiece pad means for adhering to a first side of a patient'"'"'s earlobe, said main earpiece pad means sized to fit substantially over only a patient'"'"'s earlobe, said electrode being mounted thereon such that said contact is applied to said first side of the patient'"'"'s earlobe; and a single, flexible, adhesive-backed appendage means, connected to and extending substantially radially from said main earpiece pad means, for bending around the patient'"'"'s earlobe, from said first side to the other side of said patient'"'"'s earlobe to be adhered thereto to facilitate the adhesion of said electrode to said patient'"'"'s earlobe. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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Specification