Flexible therapy electrode
First Claim
1. A therapy electrode system comprising:
- a substrate including a plurality of conductive gel reservoirs including an electrically conductive gel disposed on a first side thereof, a first of the plurality of conductive gel reservoirs disposed in a first segment of the substrate and a second of the plurality of the conductive gel reservoirs disposed in a second segment of the substrate, the first segment of the substrate configured to move at least partially independently from the second segment of the substrate;
a fluid channel in fluid communication with a fluid pressure source, the first of the plurality of conductive gel reservoirs, and the second of the plurality of the conductive gel reservoirs; and
one of a slot or a gap passing through the substrate and extending from a region proximate the fluid channel and between the first of the plurality of conductive gel reservoirs and the second of the plurality of the conductive gel reservoirs to an edge of the substrate distal from the fluid channel, the one of the slot or the gap physically separating at least a portion of the first segment of the substrate from the second segment of the substrate.
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Abstract
An electrode assembly includes a first surface to be placed adjacent a person'"'"'s skin and a second surface including a plurality of reservoirs of conductive gel. The plurality of reservoirs of conductive gel are disposed on sections of the electrode assembly that are at least partially physically separated and may move at least partially independently of one another to conform to contours of a body of a patient. The electrode assembly is configured to dispense an amount of the electrically conductive gel onto the first surface in response to an activation signal and to provide for a defibrillating shock to be applied to the patient through the amount of the to electrically conductive gel.
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20 Claims
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1. A therapy electrode system comprising:
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a substrate including a plurality of conductive gel reservoirs including an electrically conductive gel disposed on a first side thereof, a first of the plurality of conductive gel reservoirs disposed in a first segment of the substrate and a second of the plurality of the conductive gel reservoirs disposed in a second segment of the substrate, the first segment of the substrate configured to move at least partially independently from the second segment of the substrate; a fluid channel in fluid communication with a fluid pressure source, the first of the plurality of conductive gel reservoirs, and the second of the plurality of the conductive gel reservoirs; and one of a slot or a gap passing through the substrate and extending from a region proximate the fluid channel and between the first of the plurality of conductive gel reservoirs and the second of the plurality of the conductive gel reservoirs to an edge of the substrate distal from the fluid channel, the one of the slot or the gap physically separating at least a portion of the first segment of the substrate from the second segment of the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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