Electrode with pre-wired leads
AssigneeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
InventorsGerald E. Drake, Thomas R. Gray, Paul G. Izen
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Abstract
An electrode assembly for use in medical applications including an electrode having a conductor, a lead wire, and a connector. The wire is attached to the conductor with the connector. The connector includes two portions which snap together, and one or both portions have a corrugated wire contacting surface. The wire is held in electrical contact with the conductor between the first and second portions of the connector.
Claims14
A connector for a medical dispersive electrode assembly wherein the electrode assembly serves as the interface between medical equipment and the skin of a patient and includes an electrode having a conductor and at least one wire, the connector comprising:
- a first portion;
- a second portion;
- means for securing the first portion of the connector to the second portion of the connector with the wire and conductor therebetween;
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- means for holding the wire in electrical contact with the conductor between the first and second portions of the connector, wherein the holding means is separate from the securing means and includes a textured wire contacting surface mounted on the first portion of the connector.
A medical dispersive electrode assembly wherein the electrode assembly serves as the interface between medical equipment and the skin of a patient and includes an electrode having a conductor and at least one wire, the assembly comprising:
- an electrode having a conductor;
- at least one wire;
- a connector having first and second portions;
- means for securing the first portion of the connector to the second portion of the connector with the wire and conductor therebetween;
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- means for holding the wire in electrical contact with the conductor between the first and second portions of the connector, wherein the holding means is separate from the securing means and includes a textured wire contacting surface mounted on the first portion of the connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.