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US 8,428,684 B2Granted
Medical electrode with self-lifting tabs
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorScott R. Coggins
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Abstract
A medical electrode includes a backing layer having a top face and a bottom face, and a shrinkable layer covering at least a portion of the top face of the backing layer. Shrinkage of the shrinkable layer results in flexing of a portion of the backing layer to aid placement and attachment of the electrode to the patient.
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A medical electrode assembly comprising:
- a plurality of electrodes assembled in a linear configuration, each of the plurality of electrodes including:
- an electrically conductive layer;
- a backing layer having a top face and a bottom face, wherein at least a portion of the bottom face is in contact with the electrically conductive layer;
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- a shrinkable layer in contact with a portion of the top face of the backing layer, the shrinkable layer being (i) solely positioned on at least a portion of a perimeter of the backing layer, and (ii) defining a tab protruding outside a periphery of the conductive layer.
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A medical electrode assembly comprising:
- a plurality of electrodes assembled in a linear configuration, each of the plurality of electrodes including:
- an electrically conductive layer comprising a hydrogel, a discontinuous pattern of silver/silver chloride stripes in contact with the hydrogel and arrayed along diagonals with respect to the edges of the electrode;
- a backing layer comprising at least one electrically non-conductive sublayer and at least one electrically conductive sublayer comprising a carbon film, the electrically conductive sublayer being in contact with the hydrogel and the non-conductive sublayer being in contact with the conducting sublayer;
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- a UV-curable varnish layer in contact with a portion of the electrically non-conductive sublayer, the varnish layer being (i) solely positioned on at least a portion of a perimeter of the backing layer, and (ii) defining a tab protruding outside a periphery of the conductive layer.
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A medical electrode assembly comprising:
- a plurality of electrodes assembled in a linear configuration, each of the plurality of electrodes including:
- an electrically conductive layer;
- a backing layer overlying the conductive layer, wherein a portion of the backing layer extends beyond a perimeter of the conductive layer to define a tab;
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- a shrinkable layer solely overlying the tab.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.