ES2079238T3

Snapless, tabless, disposable medical electrode with low profile.

Abstract

A DISPOSABLE MEDICAL ELECTRODE IS PRESENTED (10) THAT HAS A LOW PROFILE TO TRANSMIT THE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS BETWEEN THE SKIN (S) OF A PATIENT AND AN EXTERNAL MONITORING EQUIPMENT (100). THE ELECTRODE (10) HAS AN ADHESIVE SUBSTRATE (20) WITH A CENTRAL OPENING (24) AND A LAYER OF PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE (22) ON ITS BACKGROUND (WHICH IS FACING THE PATIENT); AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE, SYMMETRICAL DISC (30) ATTACHED TO THE SUBSTRATE (20), FORMED WITHOUT A TAB AND WITHOUT A GRIP DEVICE, AND POSITIONED AND PROJECTING ABOVE THE CENTRAL OPENING (24) OF THE SUBSTRATE; A CONDUCTIVE MEDIA (60) THAT SUBSTANTIALLY FILLS THE OPENING (24) OF THE SUBSTRATE (20) AND THAT IS ELECTRICALLY IN CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT'S SKIN (S), SUBSTRATE AND DISC (30); A CONNECTION WIRE (80), SUBJECT TO THE DISC (30) REGARDLESS OF ITS ORIENTATION, FOR THE CONNECTION OF THE DISC TO AN EXTERNAL MONITORING EQUIPMENT (100); AND A LIBERATION COATING (70) COVERING THE SUBSTRATE BOTTOM AND THE GEL (60) BEFORE THE ELECTRODE (10) FIXES TO THE PATIENT'S SKIN (S).

ES2079238T3, drawing sheet 1
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Projected expiry passed 19 July 2013, 13.2 years ago.

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