Electrode with disposable interface member
First Claim
1. A partially reuseable medical electrode comprising:
- adhesive electrical interfacing means for making an electrical connection to the skin surface during electrode use;
electrical connector means for making an electrical connection; and
non-conductive durable backer means for releasable adherence to the interlacing, said electrical connector means secured to and extending through said backer means for making an electrical connection between said secured electrical connector means and said electrical interfacing means when said electrical interfacing means is adhered to said backer means, said backer means fabricated of a tough, flexible, but resilient material being capable of repeated clean strippings of said electrical interfacing means from said backer means, and said backer means returning to original shape after each such stripping allowing reuse of said backer means, and allowing reuse of said electrical connector means secured to said backer means.
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Abstract
An electrode for epidermical use for stimulation, iontophoresis, monitoring and grounding electrical contact applications to the skin may be provided having a self-adhesive, disposable, skin interface portion and a non-disposable backer portion, which is easily strippable from the skin interface portion; whereof the interface portion may be a cohesive and electrically conductive material having adhesive properties and the backer portion may be a durable, flexible and resilient material to which the interface portion may normally be adhered and through which an electrical connection may be made to the interface portion, the backer portion and interface portion being cleanly strippable from one another after use.
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8 Claims
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1. A partially reuseable medical electrode comprising:
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adhesive electrical interfacing means for making an electrical connection to the skin surface during electrode use; electrical connector means for making an electrical connection; and non-conductive durable backer means for releasable adherence to the interlacing, said electrical connector means secured to and extending through said backer means for making an electrical connection between said secured electrical connector means and said electrical interfacing means when said electrical interfacing means is adhered to said backer means, said backer means fabricated of a tough, flexible, but resilient material being capable of repeated clean strippings of said electrical interfacing means from said backer means, and said backer means returning to original shape after each such stripping allowing reuse of said backer means, and allowing reuse of said electrical connector means secured to said backer means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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