Transcutaneous medical electrode
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1. A transcutaneous medical electrode comprising:
- a flexible backing sheet;
an electrical conductor disposed along the periphery of the backing sheet;
conductive grid means connected with the electrical conductor at a plurality of preselected points, for coupling electrical energy through a user'"'"'s skin, said conductive grid means comprising an array of discrete electrical conductors with non-conductive areas therebetween;
means for connecting an outside power source to said electrical conductor disposed along the periphery of the backing sheet; and
conductive adhesive means disposed on the backing sheet and conductive grid means for electrically coupling the conductive grid means to a user'"'"'s skin.
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Abstract
A transcutaneous medical electrode is provided for coupling electrical energy into nerves and/or muscles for the stimulation thereof. The electrode uses an array of conductive ink patterns in combination with a conductive adhesive to provide power coupling in which the current density across the electrode can be preselected by ink design for use on specific curvaceous areas of a body to transcutaneously stimulate muscle and/or nerves.
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25 Claims
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1. A transcutaneous medical electrode comprising:
- a flexible backing sheet;
an electrical conductor disposed along the periphery of the backing sheet; conductive grid means connected with the electrical conductor at a plurality of preselected points, for coupling electrical energy through a user'"'"'s skin, said conductive grid means comprising an array of discrete electrical conductors with non-conductive areas therebetween; means for connecting an outside power source to said electrical conductor disposed along the periphery of the backing sheet; and conductive adhesive means disposed on the backing sheet and conductive grid means for electrically coupling the conductive grid means to a user'"'"'s skin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- a flexible backing sheet;
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5. A transcutaneous medical electrode comprising:
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a flexible backing; an electrical conductor disposed along the periphery of the backing sheet; conductive grid means connected with the electrical conductor at a plurality of preselected points, for coupling electrical energy through a user'"'"'s skin, said conductive grid means comprising an array of discrete electrical conductors with non-conductive area therebetween; insulation means for preventing outside electrical contact with the electrical conductor disposed along the backing sheet periphery; means for connecting an outside power source to said electrical conductor disposed along the periphery of the backing sheet; and conductive adhesive means disposed on the backing sheet and conductive grid means for electrically coupling the conductive grid means to a user'"'"'s skin. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A transcutaneous medical electrode comprising:
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a flexible non-conductive backing sheet having an elongated lead portion; conductive ink disposed in an electrically continuous manner along a periphery of the backing sheet and along the lead portion thereof; conductive grid means, interconnecting the conductive ink disposed on the flexible backing sheet periphery, for producing a preselected current density over an area inside the flexible backing sheet periphery, said conductive grid means comprising an array of conductive ink lines of preselected width disposed on said flexible backing sheet with non-conductive areas therebetween; cover sheet means comprising a flexible non-conductive material disposed over said conductive ink on the periphery of the flexible backing sheet for facilitating removal and positioning of the transcutaneous medical electrode on a user'"'"'s skin; and conductive adhesive means disposed on the backing sheet and conductive grid means within the flexible backing sheet periphery for electrically coupling the conductive grid means to a user'"'"'s skin. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A transcutaneous medical electrode comprising:
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a flexible backing sheet; an electrical conductor disposed along the periphery of the flexible backing sheet; conductive grid means connected with the electrical conductor at a plurality of preselected points, for producing a preselected current density over an area inside the flexible backing sheet periphery, said conductive grid means comprising an array of discrete electrical conductors with nonconductive areas therebetween; insulation means for preventing outside electrical contact with the electrical conductor disposed along the backing sheet periphery; means for connecting an outside power source to said electrical conductor disposed along the periphery of the backing sheet; and conductive adhesive means disposed on the backing sheet and conductive grid means for both electrically coupling the conductive grid means to a user'"'"'s skin, and for maintaining electrical conductivity along the discrete electrical conductors. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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