Method of manufacturing a disposable electrode
First Claim
1. A method of manufacturing a disposable electrode, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a smooth layer film having an upper side and a lower side, wherein said upper side and said lower side of said smooth layer film have an adhesive coating;
b) providing a top layer having an upper side and a lower side having an adhesive coating;
c) applying said lower side of said smooth layer film to said upper side of said top layer by means of said adhesive coating on said smooth layer film;
d) punching a hole in said smooth layer film and said top layer;
e) providing an electrically conductive gel web having an upper side and a lower side and comprising an electrically conductive gel layer and an anchoring layer formed of a porous material having sufficient porosity such that said anchoring layer is laminated on said electrically conductive gel layer; and
f) applying said upper side of said electrically conductive web to said lower side of said top layer by means of said adhesive coating on said top layer.
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Abstract
A biomedical electrode for an electrocardiograph or similar device is provided. The biomedical electrode includes a disposable electrode having an electrically conductive gel layer and a smooth layer film. The disposable electrode interfaces with a reusable leadwire connector having the relatively expensive metallic conductive material. The reusable leadwire adapter includes a vinyl top layer which attaches to the smooth layer film of the disposable electrode through surface attraction. The reusable leadwire adapter may include a suction cup which attaches to the disposable electrode through a partial vacuum. The reusable leadwire also includes a stud member which snaps into a standard leadwire connector.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a disposable electrode, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a smooth layer film having an upper side and a lower side, wherein said upper side and said lower side of said smooth layer film have an adhesive coating; b) providing a top layer having an upper side and a lower side having an adhesive coating; c) applying said lower side of said smooth layer film to said upper side of said top layer by means of said adhesive coating on said smooth layer film; d) punching a hole in said smooth layer film and said top layer; e) providing an electrically conductive gel web having an upper side and a lower side and comprising an electrically conductive gel layer and an anchoring layer formed of a porous material having sufficient porosity such that said anchoring layer is laminated on said electrically conductive gel layer; and f) applying said upper side of said electrically conductive web to said lower side of said top layer by means of said adhesive coating on said top layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of manufacturing a disposable electrode, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a smooth layer film having an upper side and a lower side having an adhesive coating; b) providing a top layer having an upper side and a lower side having an adhesive coating; c) applying said lower side of said smooth layer film to said upper side of said top layer by means of said adhesive coating on said smooth layer film; d) punching a hole in said smooth layer film and said top layer; e) providing an electrically conductive gel web having an upper side and a lower side, a center portion and an outer portion, and comprising an electrically conductive gel layer and an anchoring layer formed of a porous material having sufficient porosity such that said anchoring layer is laminated on said electrically conductive gel layer;
wherein a perforated portion of said anchoring layer is positioned on said upper side and over said center portion of said electrically conductive gel web;f) applying said upper side of said electrically conductive web to said lower side of said top layer by means of said adhesive coating on said top layer, g) providing an electrical stabilizing strip having an adhesive coating; and h) applying said electrical stabilizing strip to said lower side and over said center portion of said electrically conductive gel web by means of said adhesive coating on said electrical stabilizing strip. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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