Electrode package
First Claim
1. An electrode package in which one or more adhesively-applied skin electrodes may be sealed, said electrode package comprising:
- a first adhesively-applied skin electrode,an envelope comprising a sheet of material and adapted to open to a generally flat configuration, anda releasable seal joining portions of said envelope to provide a sealed first compartment, said first electrode being positioned in said sealed first compartment and isolated from an external environment,said package further comprising a first wall that defines a first interior surface facing the interior of said sealed first compartment, said first interior surface including a first electrode mounting surface attached to an adhesive portion of said first electrode, wherein said envelope may be opened to expose said first electrode to the external environment by releasing said releasable seal.
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Abstract
An electrode package in which one or more adhesively-applied skin electrodes may be sealed has an envelope that includes a sheet of material and a releasable seal joining portions of the envelope to provide a sealed first compartment in which an electrode may be isolated from an external environment. The envelope includes a first wall that defines a first interior surface facing the interior of the sealed first compartment. The first interior surface includes an electrode mounting surface for direct attachment of an adhesive portion of an electrode. The envelope is releasably sealed so that, when the envelope is sealed, the first interior surface is isolated from an external environment and, when the envelope is unsealed, the first interior surface is not isolated from the external environment.
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22 Claims
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1. An electrode package in which one or more adhesively-applied skin electrodes may be sealed, said electrode package comprising:
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a first adhesively-applied skin electrode, an envelope comprising a sheet of material and adapted to open to a generally flat configuration, and a releasable seal joining portions of said envelope to provide a sealed first compartment, said first electrode being positioned in said sealed first compartment and isolated from an external environment, said package further comprising a first wall that defines a first interior surface facing the interior of said sealed first compartment, said first interior surface including a first electrode mounting surface attached to an adhesive portion of said first electrode, wherein said envelope may be opened to expose said first electrode to the external environment by releasing said releasable seal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electrode package in which one or more adhesively-applied skin electrodes may be sealed, said electrode package comprising:
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a first adhesively-applied skin electrode, a second adhesively-applied skin electrode, an envelope comprising a sheet of material, a releasable seal joining portions of said envelope to provide a sealed first compartment, said first electrode and said second electrode being positioned in said sealed first compartment and isolated from an external environment, a first wall that defines a first interior surface facing the interior of said sealed first compartment, said first interior surface including a first electrode mounting surface attached to an adhesive portion of said first electrode, a second wall that defines a second interior surface facing the interior of said sealed first compartment, said second interior surface including a second electrode mounting surface attached to an adhesive portion of said second electrode, wherein said first and second interior surfaces face each other. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. An electrode package in which one or more adhesively-applied skin electrodes may be sealed, said electrode package comprising:
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a first adhesively-applied skin electrode, a first compartment containing said first electrode, a releasable seal adapted to seal said first compartment and maintain said first electrode in a sealed mode in which said first electrode is not exposed to an external environment, a connector of said first electrode, a second compartment outside of said first compartment and containing said connector of said first electrode, and a barrier element positioned at said releasable seal and providing an electrically conductive path between the first electrode and the connector without exposing the first electrode to the external environment. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. An electrode package in which one or more adhesively-applied skin electrodes may be sealed, said electrode package comprising:
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a first adhesively-applied skin electrode, a compartment containing said first electrode, a releasable seal adapted to seal said compartment and maintain said first electrode in a sealed mode in which said first electrode is not exposed to an external environment, a connector of said first electrode, the connector being exposed to the external environment, and a barrier element positioned at said releasable seal and providing an electrically conductive path between said first electrode and said connector of said first electrode without exposing the first electrode to the external environment. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An electrode package in which one or more adhesively-applied skin electrodes may be sealed, said electrode package comprising:
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a compartment for maintaining a first said electrode in either a sealed mode in which the first said electrode is not exposed to an external environment or an unsealed mode in which the first said electrode is exposed to the external environment, and a barrier element between said compartment and the external environment, said barrier element providing an electrically conductive path between the first said electrode and a connector of the first said electrode that is located in the external environment, wherein said barrier element comprises a body of the connector, the body providing the electrically conductive path between the first said electrode and the connector, and wherein the body comprises a single piece of material and includes an integral hinge.
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21. An electrode package in which one or more adhesively-applied skin electrodes may be sealed, said electrode package comprising:
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a compartment for maintaining a first said electrode in either a sealed mode in which the first said electrode is not exposed to an external environment or an unsealed mode in which the first said electrode is exposed to the external environment, and a barrier element between said compartment and the external environment, said barrier element providing an electrically conductive path between the first said electrode and a connector of the first said electrode that is located in the external environment, wherein said barrier element comprises a body of the connector, the body providing the electrically conductive path between the first said electrode and the connector, and wherein the body includes a plurality of strain relief posts for relieving strain on a wire lead located between the first said electrode and the connector.
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22. An electrode package in which one or more adhesively-applied skin electrodes may be sealed, said electrode package comprising:
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a compartment for maintaining a first said electrode in either a sealed mode in which the first said electrode is not exposed to an external environment or an unsealed mode in which the first said electrode is exposed to the external environment, and a barrier element between said compartment and the external environment, said barrier element providing an electrically conductive path between the first said electrode and a connector of the first said electrode that is located in the external environment, wherein said barrier element comprises a body of the connector, the body providing the electrically conductive path between the first said electrode and the connector, and wherein the body includes a first end located in the external environment, a second end located in said compartment, and a central section that comprises said barrier element and includes an arcuate upper portion and an arcuate lower portion, said barrier element being formed by heat sealing a first wall of the compartment to the arcuate upper portion, heat sealing a second wall of the compartment to the arcuate lower portion, and heat sealing the first and second walls to each other.
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Specification