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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7440789 | Electrode structure for measuring electrical responses from the human body The invention relates to an electrode structure (10) for attachment to a more extensive measuring structure (11), in order to measure electrical responses from the human body. The electrode structure (10) includes a conductive electrode (1 | 10/21/2008 |
| 7395106 | Wearable physiological signal detection module and measurement apparatus having the same Provided are a wearable physiological signal detection module and a measurement apparatus having the same. A physiological signal detection module including a measuring electrode implemented by a dry electrode having good conductivity to detect various physiological... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7366558 | Electrode for obtaining a biopotential signal An electrode for obtaining a biopotential signal from the skin of a subject. The electrode comprises an adhesive element, an electrode body, an electrically conductive electrode pad, a sponge element, soaked with conductive gel, and means for skin abrasion. The mean... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7348079 | Magnetic recording medium A magnetic recording medium is provided that has on a non-magnetic support, in order, a radiation-cured layer formed by curing a layer containing a radiation curing compound by exposure to radiation, a lower layer having a non-magnetic powder and/or a magnetic powde... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7299083 | Electrode for, and method of, indicating signal characteristics at particular positions in a patient's body A chadd disposed on a patient's skin generates heat at a substantially constant temperature for an extended period of time (e.g., hours and days) when exposed to air. The chadd becomes porous when heated and produces a porosity in the patient's skin as a result of t... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7288162 | Process for making a garment including an absorbent assembly A process for making a garment that can include an absorbent assembly is disclosed. The process includes transporting a garment shell web in a machine direction. Portions of the web may be removed to provide an opening, and an absorbent assembly may be disposed on t... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7258689 | Silver alloys for use in medical, surgical and microsurgical instruments and process for producing the alloys Alloys for medical, surgical and microsurgical instruments are proposed which comprise 0.01% to 20% by weight of germanium, from 0-25% of shallow hydrogenic and/or non-hydrogenic acceptor dopants in terms of weight ratio in relation to germanium, from 0% up to 20% b... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252005 | System and apparatus for sensing pressure in living organisms and inanimate objects System and apparatus for measuring pressure including a microelectronic device, an interface member attached to the microelectronic device, a pressure sensor having a diaphragm responsive to external pressure exerted upon the diaphragm, wherein the interface member ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7177705 | Surface electrode for electrical stimulation of tissue A surface electrode for long-term electrical communication with a skin surface of a patient, the surface electrode including: (a) a highly-conductive foil, for operatively connecting to a power source, for communication of an electrical signal between the highly-con... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172734 | Sanitizing device and associated method A sanitizing device comprising: a sanitizing component for sanitizing a surface, liquid, gas, and/or associated surrounding environment, wherein the sanitizing component includes an electrochemical, chemical, and/or corona cell; and a housing for retaining the sanit... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7136691 | Biomedical electrodes A biomedical electrode is provided wherein the electrode comprises a conductor in contact with a conductive medium, the conductor comprises an electrically conductive surface comprising an active source of silver and the conductive medium comprises a peroxide scaven... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7122254 | Inorganic electrode for organic electroluminescent devices An electrode comprises an inorganic composite layer of a mixture of at least one insulating inorganic material and at least one at least partially conducting inorganic material. In an application of such an electrode, an organic electroluminescent device comprises a... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7043308 | Surface electrode for electrical stimulation of tissue A surface electrode for long-term delivery of an electrical signal to a skin surface of a patient, the surface electrode including: (a) a flexible, at least partially-conductive surface layer for physically contacting the skin surface, and for delivering thereto the... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6999821 | Body implantable lead including one or more conductive polymer electrodes and methods for fabricating same A body implantable lead comprises a lead body including a conductive polymer electrode disposed along a distal end portion of the lead body for performing one or more of the functions consisting of pacing, sensing, cardioversion and defibrillation. An electrical con... | 02/14/2006 |
| RE38879 | Extravasation detection technique The technique for detecting extravasation during the injection of fluid into a patient involves the establishment of a baseline representing impedance at the zone of the injection prior to the injection starting. Extravasation is signaled when at least two character... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6952605 | Pneumatic release mechanism for a patient contacting article A patient contacting assembly comprising a patient contacting member that secures to the surface of a patient by means of an adhesive disposed between the patient contacting member and the patient. A channel is defined through the patient contacting member to enable... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6950688 | Dual element sensor medical electrode A medical sensor electrode includes an electrically conductive adhesive for establishing electrical contact with a mammalian body to enable the electrode to monitor physiological electrode potentials from the body. A first sensor element includes a flexible electric... | 09/27/2005 |
| RE38695 | Extravasation detection electrode patch A medical extravasation device has an electrode patch that can attach to the skin for sensing electrical information. Tissue impedance is calculated from the electrode patch signals. The patch has elongate pick-up electrodes inboard of elongate energizing electrodes... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6757970 | Method of making multi-contact electrode array A multicontact electrode array suitable for implantation in living tissue includes a distal end having multiple spaced-apart ring contacts or a pattern of spaced-apart electrode contacts carried on a flexible carrier. Each electrode contact is resistance welded to a... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6731987 | Electrode for the transferring an electric current through a patient's skin The electrode comprises a) a layer (5) which conducts electricity for the supply or the collection of an electrical current traversing the electrode, and b) a consumable electrochemical interface layer (7). According to the invention, it comprises, in ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6731965 | Corrosion prevention in biomedical electrodes A non-polarizable, silver/silver chloride biomedical electrode that is protected against corrosion during its shelf life by an organic corrosion retarding agent, preferably selected from the group consisting of mercaptans and azoles. ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6687522 | Device for sample of substances using alternating polarity A method for sampling of a substance from a subject is provided, which comprises placing one or more sampling chambers on a collection site on a tissue surface on the subject; conducting electric current through the tissue to extract a substance from the ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6654626 | Electrode array system for measuring electrophysiological signals An array of electrodes is constructed to allow the user to easily adjust to the correct size of the patient's head. The array is self-adhesive, pre-gelled and disposable. The array fits easily over the temple and forehead areas where EEG signals can be ac... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6650922 | Biological electrode A biological electrode includes an electrode element having electroconductivity with respect to a living body, the biological electrode used by disposing said electrode element at a predetermined position, and the electrode element being made of biodegrad... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6510333 | Sensor for biopotential measurements A sensor for biopotential measurements is designed to detect low voltage electrical signals on a subject's skin surface. A plurality of soft elastomeric bristles are arranged about the surface of the skin. Various bristles contain a wick, made of polyolef... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6453205 | Reducing skin damage in use of medical electrodes A medical electrode assembly includes a conductive electrode, an electrically insulative backing layer on one side of the electrode, an electrically conductive coupling agent in contact with another side of the electrode, an attachment mechanism rigidly c... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6434410 | Electrode for measuring electrophysiological signals using liquid electrolytic gel with a high salt concentration An electrophysiological electrode includes multiple layers of materials to isolate liquid electrolytic gels from the conductive inks on the flexible circuit of the electrode substrate. Such an electrode has a much longer shelf life under normal storage co... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6298254 | Device for sampling substances using alternating polarity of iontophoretic current A method for sampling of a substance from a subject is provided, which comprises placing one or more sampling chambers on a collection site on a tissue surface on the subject; conducting electric current through the tissue to extract a substance from the ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6272364 | Method and device for predicting physiological values A method and device are provided for measuring the concentration of target chemical analytes present in a biological system, and then predicting a future or past concentration of an analyte using a series of such measurements. One important application of... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6144871 | Current detecting sensor and method of fabricating the same There is provided a current detecting sensor including (a) an insulating substrate, (b) a first electrode formed on the insulating substrate, the first electrode comprising an electrically conductive electrode and a metal layer formed on the electrically ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6135953 | Multi-functional biomedical electrodes A multi-functional, differing electrochemical potential biomedical electrode is disclosed. Several embodiments are described based on the difference in composition of multiple conductors, the difference in composition of fields of ionically conductive med... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6032072 | Method for enhancing and separating biopotential signals Disclosed is an electrode array (i.e., "sensor") and a method for separating near and far-field signals. In one embodiment a horizontal array is used, and in an alternate embodiment a vertical array is used. The electrode array consists of two well-separa... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6032064 | Electrode array system for measuring electrophysiological signals An array of electrodes is constructed to allow the user to easily adjust to the correct size of the patient's head. The array is self-adhesive, pre-gelled and disposable. The array fits easily over the temple and forehead areas where EEG signals can be ac... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6023629 | Method of sampling substances using alternating polarity of iontophoretic current A method for sampling of a substance from a subject is provided, which comprises placing one or more sampling chambers on a collection site on a tissue surface on the subject; conducting electric current through the tissue to extract a substance from the ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6019877 | Protecting medical electrodes from corrosion A medical electrode assembly includes an electrically conductive electrode, an electrically conductive sacrificial element, and a layer of electrically conductive gel. The electrode has an electrical terminal to connect with external electrical circuitry.... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5964703 | Extravasation detection electrode patch A medical extravasation device has an electrode patch that can attach to the skin for sensing electrical information. Tissue impedance is calculated from the electrode patch signals. The patch has elongate pick-up electrodes inboard of elongate energizing... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5928141 | Electrode for detecting an electric biological signal, in particular an electrocardiographic signal An electrode for detecting an electric biological signal, in particular an electrocardiographic signal, and presenting a metal conducting disk and a rigid net of constant thickness and superimposed on the metal disk. A small amount of conducting fluid is ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5924983 | Electrical conductor for biomedical electrodes and biomedical electrodes prepared therefrom An electrical conductor and a biomedical electrode using the electrical conductor are disclosed. The electrical conductor has a flexible, non-conductive film and two different carbon-containing coatings on a major surface of the film. The electrical condu... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5921925 | Biomedical electrode having a disposable electrode and a reusable leadwire adapter that interfaces with a standard leadwire connector A biomedical electrode for an electrocardiograph or similar device is provided. The biomedical electrode includes a disposable electrode having an electrically conductive gel layer and a reusable leadwire adapter having the relatively expensive metallic c... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5823957 | D.C. biopotential sensing electrode and electroconductive medium for use therein A DC biopotential sensing electrode assembly is provided for an apparatus for sensing DC biopotentials present at the skin of a subject. An electroconductive medium for transmitting ions from the skin which has a chloride ion content within a range of fro... | 10/20/1998 |
