Electrode application system and method for electroconvulsive therapy
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1. The system in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) including:
- an ECT instrument means which, under operator control, produces a burst of electrical waves sufficient to induce a seizure in the brain of a human patient;
a one-use disposable connector-pad assembly comprising a connector plug portion removably electrically connected to said ECT instrument means, a flexible multi-layer laminated electrode pad and a wire connected to said plug portion;
said pad applying said electrical waves to the skin of the patient and including an adhesive conductive layer which is a plastic conductive film having first and second surfaces, a metal foil layer electrically connected to said wire and covering said adhesive layer second surface, an insulative layer covering said metal foil layer; and
a cover layer removably covering said adhesive layer first surface;
wherein said wire is a multi-strand wire of at least three metal strands and said strands at their ends are separated, extend across and are electrically connected to the said metal foil layer.
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Abstract
A medical method and system in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) uses a disposable electrode, which does not use a liquid, such as conductive gel or saline solution. The electrode is a flexible multi-layer pad having an adhesive surface which is covered by a removable cover sheet. The pad comprises a layer of adhesive non-liquid conductive hydrogel, a thin conductive plastic film layer, a conductive metal foil layer connected to a wire lead, and an insulative plastic layer, preferably a plastic foam.
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1. The system in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) including:
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an ECT instrument means which, under operator control, produces a burst of electrical waves sufficient to induce a seizure in the brain of a human patient; a one-use disposable connector-pad assembly comprising a connector plug portion removably electrically connected to said ECT instrument means, a flexible multi-layer laminated electrode pad and a wire connected to said plug portion;
said pad applying said electrical waves to the skin of the patient and including an adhesive conductive layer which is a plastic conductive film having first and second surfaces, a metal foil layer electrically connected to said wire and covering said adhesive layer second surface, an insulative layer covering said metal foil layer; and
a cover layer removably covering said adhesive layer first surface;
wherein said wire is a multi-strand wire of at least three metal strands and said strands at their ends are separated, extend across and are electrically connected to the said metal foil layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. The method, in electroconvulsive therapy, using an ECT instrument, of stimulating the brain of a patient with electrical energy of high current density sufficient to induce seizure in the patient, including the steps of:
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forming a pad assembly by laminating together a conductive adhesive layer of a plastic conductive film and having a first and a second surface, a flexible conductive metal foil layer covering said second surface having spread across said foil a plurality of at least three separated strands of multi-strand wire, and an insulative layer covering the metal foil layer, said pad assembly having a cover sheet removably covering said first surface;
joining the wire at its end opposite the foil layer to an electrical connector plug;arranging the patient for the therapy, removing the cover sheet from the adhesive layer; adhering the adhesive layer to the skin of the patient at the head, connecting the connector plug to the ECT instrument; treating the patient by applying electric current to the head of the patient from the ECT instrument through the adhesive layer, foil layer, multi-strand wire, and the connector plug; and after said treatment peeling the adhesive layer from the skin and disposing of the cover sheet and the pad assembly.
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