Electrode with redundant impedance reduction
First Claim
1. A method of reducing impedance between a defibrillation electrode and a patient'"'"'s skin, comprising acts of:
- sending a first activation signal to a first impedance reduction system configured to dispense, in response to receipt of the first activation signal, a first amount of a first electrically conductive gel onto a surface of the defibrillation electrode that is configured to be disposed adjacent the patient'"'"'s skin; and
sending a second activation signal that is distinct from the first activation signal to a second impedance reduction system configured to dispense, in response to receipt of the second activation signal, a second amount of a second electrically conductive gel onto the surface of the defibrillation electrode that is configured to be disposed adjacent the patient'"'"'s skin, the second impedance reduction system being distinct from the first impedance reduction system and independently operable of the first impedance reduction system.
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Abstract
An electrode assembly that includes an electrically conductive layer, a first impedance reduction system, and a second impedance reduction system. The electrically conductive layer forms an electrode portion of the electrode assembly and a first surface to be placed adjacent a person'"'"'s skin. The first impedance reduction system is configured to dispense a first amount of an electrically conductive gel onto the first surface of the electrically conductive layer in response to a first activation signal. The second impedance reduction system is configured to dispense a second amount of the electrically conductive gel onto the first surface of the electrically conductive layer in response to a second activation signal.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of reducing impedance between a defibrillation electrode and a patient'"'"'s skin, comprising acts of:
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sending a first activation signal to a first impedance reduction system configured to dispense, in response to receipt of the first activation signal, a first amount of a first electrically conductive gel onto a surface of the defibrillation electrode that is configured to be disposed adjacent the patient'"'"'s skin; and sending a second activation signal that is distinct from the first activation signal to a second impedance reduction system configured to dispense, in response to receipt of the second activation signal, a second amount of a second electrically conductive gel onto the surface of the defibrillation electrode that is configured to be disposed adjacent the patient'"'"'s skin, the second impedance reduction system being distinct from the first impedance reduction system and independently operable of the first impedance reduction system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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