Body electrodes
AssigneeCardio Technology Limited
InventorBrian McClelland
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Abstract
An electrode suitable for use in conducting electrical signals from the skin of a living animal, the electrode having a conducting member constituted by an electrically conducting plastics material and an electrically conducting chloride gel carried by a porous foam disc for contact with the skin, the porous foam disc being spaced from the conducting member by a non-electrically conducting element which is loaded with silver to provide electrical connection between the gel and the member.
Claims5
An electrode which is suitable for use in conducting electrical signals from the skin of a living animal, the said electrode including a member to which electrical connection can be made, the member being constituted by an electrically conducting plastics material, a first element carrying an electrically conducting gel, means for holding said first element to allow said first element to be positioned on the skin of an animal with the gel in electrical contact with the said skin and a silver loaded element of nonelectrically conducting material positioned between said first element and said member to provide a physical barrier between said member and first element to substantially prevent gel from reaching said member and an electrical connection via the silver loading between the gel and the member, whereby an electrical connection can be made between the skin and the member and the possibility of developing an off-set potential is reduced.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.