Combined skin preparation and monitoring electrode
First Claim
1. A skin preparation and monitoring electrode for application to a patient'"'"'s skin to receive biopotentials conducted by the skin, the electrode comprising:
- (a) an electrode body including support means for moving from a first position to a second position upon application of a force to the support means and for returning to the first position upon removal of the force from the support means;
(b) conductive means, attached to the electrode body, for receiving biopotentials; and
(c) skin penetration means, attached to the support means, for penetrating the patient'"'"'s skin when the support means moves from the first position to the second position and withdrawing from the patient'"'"'s skin when the support means moves from the second position to the first position.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a combined skin preparation and monitoring electrode (12). The electrode reduces motion artifacts in recording biopotentials by penetrating a patient'"'"'s skin prior to acquiring biopotentials. Penetration of the skin reduces skin impedance and the skin'"'"'s propensity to generate motion artifacts. The electrode has a resilient dome (16) with penetration tines (18) extending from the concave inner surface of the dome. Upon application of a force to the dome, the dome moves from a first position to a second position, forcing the penetration tines into a patient'"'"'s skin. Upon removal of the force, the dome moves back to its original configuration, withdrawing the penetration tines from the patient'"'"'s skin.
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1. A skin preparation and monitoring electrode for application to a patient'"'"'s skin to receive biopotentials conducted by the skin, the electrode comprising:
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(a) an electrode body including support means for moving from a first position to a second position upon application of a force to the support means and for returning to the first position upon removal of the force from the support means; (b) conductive means, attached to the electrode body, for receiving biopotentials; and (c) skin penetration means, attached to the support means, for penetrating the patient'"'"'s skin when the support means moves from the first position to the second position and withdrawing from the patient'"'"'s skin when the support means moves from the second position to the first position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of preparing a patient'"'"'s skin to allow biopotentials conducted by the skin to be monitored, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) positioning a monitoring electrode onto the patient'"'"'s skin, the monitoring electrode including means for receiving biopotentials and penetration means for penetrating the patient'"'"'s skin; (b) applying a force to the monitoring electrode in the direction of the patient'"'"'s skin, to cause the penetration means to penetrate the patient'"'"'s skin; (c) removing the force from the monitoring electrode, to allow the penetration means to withdraw from the patient'"'"'s skin. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A skin preparation and monitoring electrode for application to a patient'"'"'s skin to receive biopotentials conducted by the skin, the electrode comprising:
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(a) an electrode body including support means for moving from a first position to a second position upon application of a force to the electrode body; (b) conductive means, attached to the electrode body, for receiving biopotentials; and (c) skin penetration means, attached to the support means, for penetrating the patient'"'"'s skin when the support means is in the first position and for withdrawing from the patient'"'"'s skin when the support means moves from the first position to the second position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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