Biomedical electrode

Patent 4273135 Issued on June 16, 1981. Estimated Expiration Date:

September 8, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Application

No. 05/940735 filed on 09/08/1978

US Classes:

600/391, Adhesive600/395, Electrode composition607/149Means for holding applicator against body tissue

Examiners

Primary: Cohen, Lee S.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

A61B 5/0408 (20060101)
C09J 133/06 (20060101)

Abstract

An essentially dry, disposable biomedical electrode is disclosed having an improved electrically-conductive material at the interface between the electrode and the skin. The conductive material consists essentially of a cohesive, conformable, nonionic hydrophilic synthetic polymer.