Portable EEG electrode locator headgear
First Claim
1. An electroencephalograph (EEG) electrode locator headgear, comprising:
- a base strap assembly adapted to be secured comfortably around the circumference of a user'"'"'s head;
an elastic, stretchable cap portion connected to said base strap assembly;
a plurality of EEG electrode locators mounted to said elastic, stretchable cap portion for accurately positioning said plurality of EEG electrode locators relative to the user'"'"'s scalp, and for biasing said plurality of electrode locators toward the user'"'"'s scalp; and
a plurality of EEG electrodes adapted to be received in and cooperate with said plurality of EEG electrode locators, respectively, each of said EEG electrodes including a plunger assembly adapted to prepare the user'"'"'s scalp and to seat the electrode in one of said EEG electrode locators, said plunger assembly including a plunger member having upper and lower portions, and said plunger assembly including an electrically conductive spreader member mounted to said lower portion of said plunger member, said spreader member having a plurality of flexible, resilient fingers having distal ends biased to meet at a common distal central location, and said flexible, resilient fingers being adapted to spread apart by exertion of downward pressure of said plunger assembly against the user'"'"'s scalp and to thereby part the hair of the user'"'"'s scalp.
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Abstract
The EEG electrode locator headgear allows the user to locate and apply disposable EEG electrodes accurately according to the International 10/20 System without technical assistance, to allow the acquisition of high quality EEG signals. The headgear includes a front forehead pad, a base strap assembly connected to the front forehead pad, a plurality of EEG electrode locators for receiving EEG electrodes, and a plurality of locator straps connected to the front pad of material, the base strap assembly, and to the plurality of EEG electrode locators for accurately positioning the plurality of EEG electrode locators positioned relative to the scalp of a user. A visor can be attached to the front pad of material, and the base strap assembly may include an occipital locator device. A plunger assembly with spreadable fingers for optionally parting the hair of the user'"'"'s scalp is also provided that is inserted in the electrode locators to optionally prepare the user'"'"'s scalp and to seat the electrodes. In one embodiment, a spreader portion of the plunger assembly is formed of electrically conductive material, such as electrically conductive silicone. An elastic, stretchable cap portion may also be connected to the EEG electrode locators, for biasing the plurality of electrode locators toward the user'"'"'s scalp.
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83 Claims
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1. An electroencephalograph (EEG) electrode locator headgear, comprising:
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a base strap assembly adapted to be secured comfortably around the circumference of a user'"'"'s head;
an elastic, stretchable cap portion connected to said base strap assembly;
a plurality of EEG electrode locators mounted to said elastic, stretchable cap portion for accurately positioning said plurality of EEG electrode locators relative to the user'"'"'s scalp, and for biasing said plurality of electrode locators toward the user'"'"'s scalp; and
a plurality of EEG electrodes adapted to be received in and cooperate with said plurality of EEG electrode locators, respectively, each of said EEG electrodes including a plunger assembly adapted to prepare the user'"'"'s scalp and to seat the electrode in one of said EEG electrode locators, said plunger assembly including a plunger member having upper and lower portions, and said plunger assembly including an electrically conductive spreader member mounted to said lower portion of said plunger member, said spreader member having a plurality of flexible, resilient fingers having distal ends biased to meet at a common distal central location, and said flexible, resilient fingers being adapted to spread apart by exertion of downward pressure of said plunger assembly against the user'"'"'s scalp and to thereby part the hair of the user'"'"'s scalp. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An electroencephalograph (EEG) electrode locator headgear, comprising:
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a base strap assembly adapted to be secured comfortably around the circumference of a user'"'"'s head;
an elastic, stretchable cap portion connected to said base strap assembly;
a visor connected to said base strap assembly; and
a plurality of EEG electrodes adapted to be received in said elastic, stretchable cap portion and cooperate with said elastic, stretchable cap portion. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. An electroencephalograph (EEG) electrode locator headgear, comprising:
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a base strap assembly adapted to be secured comfortably around the circumference of a user'"'"'s head, said base strap assembly including an occipital locator device adapted to be seated on a region of the user'"'"'s scalp over the user'"'"'s occipital bone to confirm accurate placement of the EEG electrode headgear;
an elastic, stretchable cap portion connected to said base strap assembly; and
a plurality of EEG electrodes adapted to be received in predetermined locations in said elastic, stretchable cap portion and cooperate with said elastic, stretchable cap portion. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81)
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82. An improvement in a portable electroencephalograph (EEG) electrode locator headgear, the EEG electrode locator headgear including a base strap assembly adapted to be secured comfortably around the circumference of a user'"'"'s head, an elastic, stretchable cap portion connected to said base strap assembly, a visor connected to said base strap assembly, a plurality of EEG electrodes adapted to be received in predetermined locations in said elastic, stretchable cap portion and cooperate with said elastic, stretchable cap portion, and an outer cap shell disposed over said elastic, stretchable cap portion, the improvement comprising a Faraday shield attached to the outer cap shell to provide shielding against external noise and artifacts.
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83. All improvement in a portable electroencephalograph (EEG) electrode locator headgear, the EEG electrode locator headgear including a base strap assembly adapted to be secured comfortably around the circumference of a user'"'"'s head, an elastic, stretchable cap portion connected to said base strap assembly, a visor connected to said base strap assembly, a plurality of EEG electrodes adapted to be received in predetermined locations in said elastic, stretchable cap portion and cooperate with said elastic, stretchable cap portion, the improvement comprising impedance monitoring circuitry associated with said plurality of EEG electrodes for measuring scalp-electrode impedance values and generating impedance signals indicating said impedance values for each EEG electrode, respectively.
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