Diagnosis probe

• US 6,788,966 B2
• Filed: 10/22/2001
• Issued: 09/07/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mirabel Medical Systems Ltd. (Ronny Ginor, MD)
• Original Assignee: Transscan Medical Ltd.
• Inventors: Glickman, Yael Agi, Kenan, Gad, Filo, Orna
• Primary Examiner(s): Cohen, Lee S.
• Application Number:
  US10/033,017
• Publication Number:
  US 20030078482A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,051 Days
• Field of Search: 600/372, 600/373, 600/393, 600/547, 600/548, 607/115, 607/116
• US Class Current: 600/372
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0536 Impedance imaging, e.g. by tomography
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/4092 Integral conductive tabs, i.e. conductive parts partly detached from the substrate
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/4611 by laminating two or more circuit boards H05K3/4652 takes precedence

Abstract

An electrode head including at least one bio-compatible electrode. The electrode head includes at least one printed circuit board (PCB) having a face area and a thickness and at least one bio-compatible electrode extending from the thickness of the at least one printed circuit board.

Claims

1. An electrode head including at least one bio-compatible electrode, comprising;

a plurality of printed circuit boards (PCB), each having a face area and a thickness, attached along their face areas; and

at least one bio-compatible electrode extending from the thickness of at least one of the plurality of printed circuit boards.

2. An electrode head according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of printed circuit boards are attached with an adhesive which has at least 70% alcohol resistance.

3. An electrode head according to claim 1, wherein the at least one electrode comprises at least one electrode extending from each of the plurality of printed circuit boards (PCBs).

4. An electrode head according to claim 3, wherein the at least one electrode extending from each of the plurality of PCBs comprises at least eight electrodes extending from each of the PCBs.

5. An electrode head according to claim 1, wherein the at least one electrode comprises a plurality of electrodes which are held by the electrode head at fixed relative positions.

6. An electrode head according to claim 1, comprising at least one leading wire running along the at least one of the plurality of PCBs and wherein the leading wire is formed as a single piece with one of the electrodes.

7. An electrode head according to claim 1, wherein the at least one electrode comprises at least one electrode tapered toward an end of the electrode, distal from the PCB.

8. An electrode head according to claim 1, wherein each of the PCBs is connected to at least one other PCB such that substantially all of its face area overlaps substantially all of the face area of the other PCB.

9. An electrode head including at least one bio-compatible electrode, comprising:

a plurality of printed circuit boards (PCBs), each having a face area and a thickness; and

a plurality of electrodes extending from the thickness of the printed circuit boards, the electrodes being held by the circuit boards at fixed relative positions.

10. An electrode head according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of electrodes comprise gold plated electrodes.

11. An electrode head including at least one bio-compatible electrode, comprising:

a plurality of printed circult boards (PCB), each having a face area and a thickness, each of the PCBs being positioned with respect to at least one other PCB such that at least a portion of its face area overlaps most of the face area of the other PCB; and

at least one bio-compatible electrode extending from the thickness of at least one of the printed circuit boards.

12. An electrode head according to claim 11, wherein each of the PCBs is connected to at least one other PCB such that substantially all of its face area overlaps substantially all of the face area of the other PCB.

13. An electrode head according to claim 11, wherein the at least one electrode comprises at least one electrode extending from each of the plurality of printed circuit boards (PCBs).

14. An electrode head according to claim 13, wherein the at least one electrode extending from each of the plurality of PCBs comprises at least eight electrodes extending form each of the PCBs.

15. An electrode head according to claim 11, wherein the at least one electrode comprises a plurality of electrodes which are held by the electrode head at fixed relative positions.

16. An electrode head according to claim 11, wherein the at least one electrode comprises at least one electrode tapered toward an end of the electrode, distal from the PCB.

17. An electrode head including at least one bio-compatible electrode, comprising:

a plurality of printed circuit boards (PCB), each having a face area and a thickness, each of the PCBs being positioned with respect to at least one other PCB such that at least a portion of its face area overlaps most of the face area of the other PCB; and

at least one bio-compatible electrode extending from at least one of the printed circuit boards,

wherein the plurality of printed circuit boards are attached with an adhesive which has at least 70% alcohol resistance.

18. An electrode head including at least one bio-compatible electrode, comprising;

a plurality of printed circuit boards (PCB), each having a face area and a thickness, each of the PCBs being positioned with respect to at least one other PCB such that at least a portion of its face area overlaps most of the face area of the other PCB;

at least one bio-compatible electrode extending from at least one of the printed circuit boards; and

at least one leading wire running along at least one of the PCBs and wherein the leading wire is formed as a single piece with one of the electrodes.