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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2011
Boyd Dunagan, Wabasha, MN (US);
Jay M. Dunagan, Wabasha, MN (US);
Erick Garstka, Westfield, MA (US);
Keith J. Geolat, Lake City, MN (US);
Charles A. Rowe, Winona, MN (US);
Boyd Dunagan, Wabasha, MN (US);
Jay M. Dunagan, Wabasha, MN (US);
Erick Garstka, Westfield, MA (US);
Keith J. Geolat, Lake City, MN (US);
Charles A. Rowe, Winona, MN (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An electrode for selective attachment to at least one of a garment and a subject, is provided and includes a conductive member defining a first side and a second side; a conductive composition disposed on the first side of the conductive member, wherein the conductive composition has a first adhesive strength; a contact layer disposed on the second side of the conductive member, wherein the contact layer includes a pressure sensitive adhesive portion and a conductive hydrogel portion, wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive portion has a second adhesive strength that is greater than the adhesive strength of the conductive composition; whereby the electrode is adherable to the garment and to the subject such that the conductive composition is adhered to the subject and the pressure sensitive adhesive portion is adhered to the garment, wherein removal of the garment from the subject results in removal of the electrode from the subject.