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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1999
Hans William Reiss, Encinitas, CA (US);
Medserv Group, Inc., Vista, CA (US);
Abstract
A transcutaneous medical electrode for use with devices for introduce electrical signals into areas of the body or for receiving electrical signals from body areas. The electrode includes a flexible electrically conductive sheet having an electrically conductive adhesive layer on one surface. A female connector having an opening for receiving a conventional lead wire tip is secured to the opposite surface of the sheet. A sheathed male connector includes a tip for insertion into the female connector opening without exposing the tip to touching by the operator of the device or the patient. The female connector is preferably tubular with an approximately axial opening. The female connector may be secured to the sheet, parallel to the sheet, with the male connector receiving end extending beyond and edge of the sheet. Alternatively, the female connector may be secured to the sheet in a bent arrangement with the male connector receiving end extending away from the sheet at an angle and the other end bonded to the sheet.