Apparatus 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, and a pair of electrodes, said electrodes comprising flexible layers of electrically conductive material affixed to the surface of a finger of said glove, said electrodes being spaced from each other and electrically unconnected to each other, and disposed at areas of the glove adapted to be beneath the distal portion of the finger of a wearer of said glove, thereby to facilitate simultaneous application of said electrodes by digital direction and pressure to a palpated locality of tissue, 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 coupled to said glove and electrically connecting said electrodes and said connector.
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Abstract
Apparatus for transferring electrical energy to and from living tissue comprises a glove of thin, flexible elastomeric material, which carries electrodes, electrically connected to a connector disposed at the cuff of the glove. The connector permits 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, and a pair of electrodes, said electrodes comprising flexible layers of electrically conductive material affixed to the surface of a finger of said glove, said electrodes being spaced from each other and electrically unconnected to each other, and disposed at areas of the glove adapted to be beneath the distal portion of the finger of a wearer of said glove, thereby to facilitate simultaneous application of said electrodes by digital direction and pressure to a palpated locality of tissue, 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 coupled to said glove and electrically connecting said electrodes and said connector.
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17. 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 which transferring energy to and from tissue, and a plurality of electrodes, said electrodes comprising flexible layers of electrically conductive material affixed to the surface of a finger of said glove, said electrodes being spaced from each other and electrically unconnected to each other and disposed at areas of the glove adapted to be beneath the distal portion of the finger of a wearer of said glove, thereby to facilitate simultaneous application of said electrodes to a palpated locality of tissue, 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 coupled to said glove and electrically connecting said electrodes and said connector.
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