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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Toshimitsu Musha, Machida, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600383 ; 600386 ; 600397 ; 600544 ;
Abstract
An electrode and a method for measuring bio-electric waves are provided in which the electrode comprises a support member, a piece of absorbent fiber projecting from the support member and a non-corrosive lead coupled to the piece of absorbent fiber. Improved electrical contact between the electrode and the subject's skin is provided by allowing the piece of absorbent fiber to absorb an electrically conductive fluid.