Low impedance, low durometer, dry conforming contact element
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1. A contact comprised of a non-drying mass of nonconductive material having a low durometer and conductive elements dispersed in the mass of material in sufficient quantity to establish contact between the elements to provide a resistivity which is less than 100 ohm-cm, said conductive elements having an L over D ratio of 20 or less and greater than 2 and comprising more than 30% by weight of the contact.
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Abstract
Contact comprised of a mass of nonconductive material having a low durometer and conductive elements dispersed in the mass of material in sufficient quantity to establish contact between the elements to provide a resistivity in the range of 10 to 100 ohm-cm.
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- 1. A contact comprised of a non-drying mass of nonconductive material having a low durometer and conductive elements dispersed in the mass of material in sufficient quantity to establish contact between the elements to provide a resistivity which is less than 100 ohm-cm, said conductive elements having an L over D ratio of 20 or less and greater than 2 and comprising more than 30% by weight of the contact.
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14. A contact comprised of a non-drying mass of nonconductive material having a low durometer and conductive elements dispersed in the mass of material in sufficient quantity to establish contact between the elements to provide a resistivity which is less than 100 ohm-cm, said conductive elements having an L over D ratio of 20 or less and greater than 2, said conductive elements having a size ranging from 15 to 100 microns in any dimension.
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15. A contact comprised of a mass of nonconductive material having a low durometer and conductive elements dispersed in the mass of material in sufficient quantity to establish contact between the elements to provide a resistivity which is less than 100 ohm-cm, said contact having a surface with ridges extending transversely thereon to permit the skin of a patient to breathe.
- 16. In a low impedance electrode for engaging the skin of a patient, a pad having a surface, said pad being formed with a recess therein, a metallic button disposed within the recess and means securing the metallic button on the pad so that it remains with the pad, a conductive polymer contact disposed within said recess and engaging said button, said polymer contact having conductive elements therein and being characterized in that it has a resistivity of less than 100 ohm-cm, said conductive elements having an L over D ratio of 20 or less and greater than 2 and comprising more than 30% by weight of the polymer contact.
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19. In a low impedance electrode for engaging the skin of a patient, a pad having a surface, said pad being formed with a recess therein, a metallic button disposed within the recess and means securing the metallic button on the pad so that it remains with the pad, a conductive polymer contact disposed within said recess and engaging said button, said polymer contact having conductive elements therein and being characterized in that it has a resistivity of less than 100 ohm-cm, said conductive elements having an L over D ratio of 20 or less and greater than 2 and comprising more than 30% by weight of the polymer contact, said polymer contact having a low durometer in the range of 20 to 50 on PTC Model SL Tester, said polymer contact having a tacky surface.
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20. In a pacemaker lead, a flexible elongate element having a distal extremity, a conductive tip formed on the distal extremity, said conductive tip being formed of a non-drying mass of conductive material having a low durometer and conductive elements disposed in the mass of material in sufficient quantity to establish contact between the elements to provide resistivity which is less than 100 ohm-cm, said conductive elements having an L over D ratio of 20 or less and greater than 2.
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