US 6,151,527 A · Electrode apparatus for stimulating living tissue

Abstract

Electrodes for stimulating living tissue such as vaginal, anal, clitoral, penile, and scrotal tissue are shown. Electrical stimulation to such areas is intended to induce excitation and orgasm in either females or males, particularly where frigidity or impotence is a problem. Four embodiments of the electrode apparatus include a flexible tube shaped base and an electrode either in the form of a loop or a stem coupled to the base. The electrode is formed from one of an electrically-conductive solid cord, an electrically-conductive tube, and an insulated conductor cable. An electrical contact at one end of the electrode allows the electrode to be connected to an electrical source. Auxiliary members such as conductive beads, conductive endpieces, conductive or nonconductive tube shaped coverings, and vibrators are added to any of the electrode apparatuses to impart specific stimuli in specific regions of the user's anatomy.

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Dependent claims

An electrode apparatus comprising:

a base having a length, and first and second ends located at opposite ends of said length, an exterior surface, an interior passage, and a hole running from said exterior surface to said interior passage;
an electrode having first and second sections, said first section residing in said interior passage, and said second section extending from said exterior surface of said base from said hole;
an electrical contact in electrical communication with said electrode;
a first plug connected to said first end, said first plug having an opening through which a portion of said electrical contact extends;
and
a second plug connected to said second end.

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An electrode apparatus comprising:

a base having a length, and first and second ends located at opposite ends of said length, an exterior surface, an interior passage, and first and second holes running from said exterior surface to said interior passage;
an electrode disposed in said base and conductive along a length of said electrode, wherein:
a first section of said electrode resides within said interior passage proximate said first end;
a second section of said electrode extends from said exterior surface of said base from said first hole and extends to said second hole forming a loop;
and
a third section of said tube electrode resides within said interior passage proximate said second end;
an electrical contact having a first contact end in electrical communication with said first section;
a first plug connected to said first end, said first plug having an opening through which a second contact end of said electrical contact extends;
a second plug connected to said second end;
a first sheath surrounding said first section and said first contact end, said first sheath being electrically-conductive for forming a path for electrical current from said first contact end to said first section;
and
a second sheath surrounding said third section, said first and second sheaths being press-fitted into said interior passage of said base.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electrode apparatus for stimulating living tissue

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Electrode apparatus for stimulating living tissue

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Abstract

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