Abstract:
A stud/eyelet (10) for a biomedical electrode is disclosed. The stud/eyelet (10) has at least one hole (18) in the base (12) to reduce manufacturing cost, provide increased surface contact with ionically conductive media, and to increase anchorage for the ionically conductive media.
Abstract:
An electrode to be adhesively secured to the skin with a support (1) having at least one aperture (1a, 1b) and a label (5) with electrically conductive properties which is adhesively secured to the top of the support (1) away from the skin and covers the apertures(s). The inherently non-adhesive label (5) consists of electrically conductive material or a non-adhesive electrically conductive layer having the form of a conductive track (6) is applied to its underside facing the support(1).
Abstract:
This invention is a deflectable catheter (10) for ablating tissue in the heart of a patient comprising an axially elongated catheter shaft (12) sized and constructed to be advanced through the vasculature of a patient into the patient's heart; a deflection wire (44); and an ablation electrode (26) having first and second opposed electrically conductive surfaces (30, 32) exposed for contact with a selected area of tissue within the patient's heart, and movable with respect to each other to apply gripping force to the contacted area of heart tissue for stabilizing the position of the electrically conductive surfaces (30, 32) of the ablation electrode (26) relative to the selected area of heart tissue. The ablation electrode (26) has a first rigid surface exposed for contact with the vasculature of the patient during advancement of the catheter therethrough and has an electrically conductive second rigid surface exposed for contact with a selected area of tissue within the patient's heart, wherein the axially transverse area circumscribed by the first surface of the ablation electrode is less than the tissue contacting area exposed by the second rigid surface. Therapeutic treatments of the heart of a patient are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A device (110) for monitoring bioelectric data from the thoracic region of a human body and/or for inducing stimulating signals to said region comprises a plurality of finger-like substrate portions (121-127) of a flexible dielectric material. The substrate portions are releasably attachable to the thoracic region of a human body and the lateral spacing between the substrate portions is adjustable in accordance with the physiology of the body. A plurality of electrodes (1-64, 151-154) are provided on each substrate portion, each having a respective lead (131-134) connectable to an apparatus for inducing stimulating signals to, and/or receiving physiological signals from the electrodes. Indicia or other positioning means are provided on at least one substrate portion for indicating the correct position of the device in use.
Abstract:
A patient (1) is provided with a sensor patch (2) which is worn on the skin of the chest of the patient. The sensor patch (2) includes a central structural support member (8) formed of a flexible, but rigid, plastics material. The structural member (8) is surrounded by an adhesive gel (9) which is preferably a hydrogel compound. The patch (2) is provided with a number of electrodes (10), for example four, which are positioned on the gel (9) so as to contact the skin of the patient (1) when the gel (9) adheres to the skin. The electrodes (10) are either metallic, such as stainless steel, or formed of a silver chloride compound and are electrically connected by connections (11) to an electronic package (12), which includes a power supply, circuitry for receiving ECG signals from the electrodes (10), for conditioning the signals to provide a conditioned signal and a short range radio transmitter to transmit the conditioned signal to the portable monitor unit (3) which is nearby. The portable monitor unit (3) includes circuitry for interfacing with a telephone line (4) to send the ECG data signals to a central monitoring station (5) by the telephone line (4). The portable unit (3) preferably also has monitoring circuitry for monitoring the incoming ECG data signal to determine whether there is any abnormality and to alert the patient if an abnormality in the ECG data signal is detected. The central monitoring station (5) includes a part (6) that decodes the ECG data signals received from the portable unit (3) via the telephone line (4) and performs beat and rhythm analysis for classification of the ECG data. Periodically, data is reviewed by a professional skilled in the field and a report generated (7).
Abstract:
A device for vacuum attachment of an object to a surface, such as a skin area, especially a vacuum electrode device for ECG and similar measurements, comprises an object holder (11) with a mount (35) for the object (15), a vacuum port (40), a preferably annular sealing member (54) which is engageable with the surface to define therewith a vacuum chamber (66), a vacuum passage (47, 47, 49, 31) extending between the vacuum chamber (66) and the vacuum port (40), and a preferably air-permeable contaminant absorber (56) which is removably disposed in the vacuum chamber (66) at the junction between the vacuum passage and the vacuum chamber. The object may be a throw-away electrode unit (15) which includes an electrode (15) and the contaminant absorber (51).
Abstract:
A biosignal electrode (10) which comprises a flexible substrate (1) having an obverse side and a reverse side, the obverse side having printed thereon an electrically conductive layer (2) comprising an ink having electrically conductive particles or mixture of particles therein, the layer in plan comprising a first or sensor end (11), a second or connecting end (12) and an interconnecting portion (13), the sensor end (11) in plan resembles a hollow figure.