Capacitive medical electrode
First Claim
1. A method of manufacturing a medical electrode useable on a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) forming a capacitor comprising a dielectric film having opposing sides, with the dielectric film bearing conductive ink on one side and a conductive gel on the opposite side, allowing the electrode to form a capacitance between the conductive ink and the conductive gel; and
(b) folding or rolling the capacitor about itself to form a multi-tiered electrode suitable for capacitive coupling to the patient.
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Abstract
Medical electrodes in embodiments of the teachings may include one or more of the following features: (a) a metallic conductor, (b) the metallic conductor sandwiched between a first dielectric layer adjacent a top surface of the metallic conductor and a second dielectric layer located on a bottom surface of the metallic conductor, (c) a conductive gel coating on at least one of the first and second dielectric layers, (e) the metallic conductor, the dielectric layers, and the conductive gel being wrapped to form a multi-tiered electrode having a plurality of conductive surfaces, (f) an adhesive adhering the metallic conductor with the dielectric layers, (g) a tab connector to provide a connection to electrical monitoring equipment and (h) an attachment connector to provide electrical connection with a patient.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a medical electrode useable on a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) forming a capacitor comprising a dielectric film having opposing sides, with the dielectric film bearing conductive ink on one side and a conductive gel on the opposite side, allowing the electrode to form a capacitance between the conductive ink and the conductive gel; and (b) folding or rolling the capacitor about itself to form a multi-tiered electrode suitable for capacitive coupling to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A medical electrode suitable for capacitive coupling to a patient, the medical electrode comprising:
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a dielectric layer having a first side and a second side; conductive ink carried by the first side of the dielectric layer, with the conductive ink comprising a plurality of similarly shaped, sequentially arranged sections; and a conductive gel connected to and carried by the second side of the dielectric layer opposite said plurality of sections of conductive ink; in which capacitances formed between each section of the conductive ink and conductive gel coating combine to form a total capacitance of the electrode. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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- 13. A medical electrode suitable for capacitive coupling to a patient, the electrode comprising a plurality of repeating portions, with each portion comprising a dielectric substrate with first and second opposing surfaces, with the first surface bearing a conductive ink layer and with the second surface bearing a conductive electrolytic gel layer, the electrode characterized by absence of electrical contact between the conductive ink layer and the conductive electrolytic gel layer of each repeating portion through the dielectric substrate between them, the electrode further characterized by the ability of each repeating portion to form its own capacitance.
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20. A capacitive medical electrode suitable for capacitive coupling to a patient, the electrode comprising:
- a dielectric substrate with first and second opposing surfaces, with the first surface bearing conductive ink and with the second surface bearing an electrolytic gel, with the dielectric substrate being of sufficient size and thickness such that there is substantially no electrical contact between the conductive ink and the electrolytic gel, and the conductive ink and the electrolytic gel form a capacitor.
- View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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