Medical electrode
First Claim
1. A medical electrode for simultaneous use with a primary electrical instrument and an auxiliary electrical instrument, said medical electrode comprising an electrically-conductive base supporting an electrically-conductive post, said post including an engagement end distal of said base, an electrically-conductive tab coupled to said post, and an adhesive pad including an adhesive surface intended to adhere to a patient'"'"'s skin, said tab being positioned on a side of said adhesive pad opposite of the adhesive surface to separate said tab from the patient'"'"'s skin.
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Abstract
A medical electrode provides the ability to simultaneously connect at least two medical-electrical monitoring or testing instruments to an electrode positioned at a specific location on a patient'"'"'s body. The electrode includes a conductive layer with a tab portion extending from a body. The body includes an aperture which is sized and configured to receive a conductive post of the electrode. The tab portion extends outwardly from the body with the aperture receiving the conductive post of the electrode such that the tab portion provides an attachment point for a conventional clip of an auxiliary piece of electrical instrument. The tab portion of the electrode does not interfere with the attachment of an electrical connector of a primary electrical instrument to the conductive post of the electrode.
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27 Claims
- 1. A medical electrode for simultaneous use with a primary electrical instrument and an auxiliary electrical instrument, said medical electrode comprising an electrically-conductive base supporting an electrically-conductive post, said post including an engagement end distal of said base, an electrically-conductive tab coupled to said post, and an adhesive pad including an adhesive surface intended to adhere to a patient'"'"'s skin, said tab being positioned on a side of said adhesive pad opposite of the adhesive surface to separate said tab from the patient'"'"'s skin.
- 14. A medical electrode system comprising an electrically-conductive base element adapted to contact the skin of a patient, an electrically-conductive tab electrically coupled to said base element, and an adhesive pad intended to adhere to the patient'"'"'s skin while supporting said tab above and separating said tab from the patient patient'"'"'s skin, said base element electrically communicating with a first electrical wire for connection to a first electrical instrument, said base element also electrically communicating with a second electrical wire for connection to a second electrical instrument, said second wire being electrically coupled to said tab.
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26. A method of electrically connecting at least one auxiliary electrical instrument to a snap electrode, comprising the steps of:
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providing a snap electrode of the type having an electrically-conductive post for connection to a primary electrical instrument, said post connected to a nonconductive adhesive pad; providing a tab electrode of the type having an electrically-conductive layer and an aperture extending therethrough, said aperture sized to receive said post; advancing the post through the aperture to establish an electrical connection between the post and the electrically-conductive layer and wherein said adhesive pad supports said tab electrode; connecting a primary electrical instrument to the post; and connecting an auxiliary electrical instrument to the electrically-conductive layer.
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27. A method of electrically connecting at least one auxiliary electrical instrument to a snap electrode, comprising the steps of:
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providing a snap electrode of the type including both an electrically-conductive post and a tab electrode, the tab electrode having an electrically-conductive layer in electrical communication with said post; connecting a primary electrical instrument to the post; and connecting an auxiliary electrical instrument to the electrically-conductive layer.
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