Medical electrode
First Claim
1. A medical electrode for connection to peripheral equipment comprising a disposable portion and a reusable portion, said disposable portion comprising cover means and an electrolyte means having one surface region thereof adhered to one face of said cover means, said reusable portion comprising a metallic part arranged to be removably adhered to a second surface region of said electrolyte means, said metallic part including a lead portion for connection to said peripheral equipment, said electrode adapted for attachment to the skin of a patient by interposing said metallic part between said second surface region and the skin of the patient and by applying a third surface region of said electrolyte means to said skin.
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Abstract
In contrast to the usual practice of bridging a medical electrode conductor to the skin of a patient by way of an interposed electrolyte, the present invention interposes the medical electrode conductor between the skin and an electrolyte which is larger in area than the interposed conductor.
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28 Claims
- 1. A medical electrode for connection to peripheral equipment comprising a disposable portion and a reusable portion, said disposable portion comprising cover means and an electrolyte means having one surface region thereof adhered to one face of said cover means, said reusable portion comprising a metallic part arranged to be removably adhered to a second surface region of said electrolyte means, said metallic part including a lead portion for connection to said peripheral equipment, said electrode adapted for attachment to the skin of a patient by interposing said metallic part between said second surface region and the skin of the patient and by applying a third surface region of said electrolyte means to said skin.
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28. In the method of utilization of a medical electrode comprising a cover means and a conductive adhesive having a first surface region adhered to one face of said cover means, the steps of interposing between the skin of a patient and a second surface region of said conductive adhesive a metallic part having a lead wire adapted for connection to peripheral equipment, and applying a third surface region of said conductive adhesive to the skin of the patient.
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