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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2009
Applicants:
L. Donald Gilmore, Wellesley, MA (US);
Gianluca DE Luca, Natick, MA (US);
Carlo J. DE Luca, Wellesley, MA (US);
Inventors:
L. Donald Gilmore, Wellesley, MA (US);
Gianluca De Luca, Natick, MA (US);
Carlo J. De Luca, Wellesley, MA (US);
Assignee:
Altec, Inc., Natick, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/0488 (2006.01); A61B 5/0492 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0488 (2013.01); A61B 5/0492 (2013.01); A61B 5/7214 (2013.01);
Abstract
A biomedical sensor for detecting EMG signals may include a non-conducting fixed framework supporting a symmetrical arrangement of four electrode surfaces, configured as two signal detection contacts, each with a respective associated signal reference contact. The mechanical and electrical configuration act together to suppress movement artifact.