Multi-tip probe for obtaining bioelectrical measurements
AssigneeVine Medical LLC
InventorPhillip W. Dietz
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Abstract
A device for obtaining an electrical conductance reading from a patient includes a sensor head for contacting a patient's skin. The device includes a primary conductive tip positioned on the sensor head and an ancillary conductive tip positioned on the sensor head to contact a different portion of the patient's skin than the primary conductive tip. The primary conductive tip and the ancillary conductive tip are electrically isolated from each other. The primary conductive tip and the ancillary conductive tip are configured to contact a patient's skin when the sensor head is placed against the patient's skin to obtain independent measurements of electrical conductance.
Claims13
A device for obtaining an electrical conductance reading from a bioelectric meridian point of a patient, the device comprising:
- a sensor head configured to contact a patient's skin at a first location;
- a primary conductive tip positioned on the sensor head;
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- an ancillary conductive tip positioned on the sensor head configured to contact a different portion of the patient's skin than the primary conductive tip;
- wherein the primary conductive tip and the ancillary conductive tip are configured to contact the patient's skin when the sensor head is placed against the patient's skin;
- wherein the primary conductive tip and the ancillary conductive tip are electrically isolated from each other to obtain independent measurements of electrical conductance when the sensor head is placed against the patient's skin;
- wherein the device obtains a primary electrical conductance reading between the primary conductive tip and a grounding contact configured to contact the patient's skin at a second location;
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- wherein the device obtains at least one ancillary electrical conductance reading between the ancillary conductive tip and the grounding contact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.