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5622168 |
Conductive hydrogels and physiological electrodes and electrode assemblies therefrom
A highly conductive hydrophilic gel comprising a uniform aqueous solution of a crosslinked water-soluble polymer, an amount of a water-soluble electrolyte effective to reduce the transverse...
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5603732 |
Subcutaneous defibrillation electrodes
Implantable electrodes for defibrillation are formed of pluralities of electrode segments. Each of the segments is relatively long and narrow. The electrode segments can be parallel and spaced...
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5566672 |
Biomedical electrode
A tab electrode includes a flexible insulative layer having a first and second opposite side terminating in a peripheral edge and having a tab defined therein inboard of the peripheral edge. A...
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5558633 |
Device and method for iontophoretic drug delivery
An iontophoretic device having a two-layer active electrode element is disclosed. The active element is composed of overlapping skin contact hydrogel and carrier layers. The carrier layer contains...
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5520683 |
Medical electrode and method
A medical electrode for use with a power supply for providing a more uniform current distribution for contacting an exposed surface of skin of a living body comprising a flexible carrier layer...
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5520180 |
Biomedical electrodes containing solid state conductive polymer compositions
Solid state conductive polymer compositions which are ionically-conductive regardless of the amount of water present in the composition are disclosed. The compositions have solvating polymer, ionic...
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5511548 |
Biomedical electrode having a secured one-piece conductive terminal
A disposable biomedical electrode having a one-piece terminal secured therein without washers, retaining rings or other securement means is provided. The electrode also includes an electrolytic gel...
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5498235 |
Iontophoresis assembly including patch/controller attachment
An iontophoretic delivery system permits transcutaneous delivery of a drug contained on a patch. The system includes a flexible planar patch having a medicament-containing surface in contact with...
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5496363 |
Electrode and assembly
TENS electrodes and connectors useful with such electrodes are disclosed. The electrodes include active electrodes and return electrodes having a common carrier with a field of pressure sensitive...
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5484445 |
Sacral lead anchoring system
A simple and reliable system for anchoring a lead to the sacrum. The system provides a pliant slid-on anchoring sleeve featuring a suturing groove for lead fixation and a base having screw tabs for...
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5465715 |
Positive locking biomedical electrode and connector system
A biomedical monitoring or stimulating electrode that adheres to a person's skin is disclosed. The electrode is made of a thin, flat flexible material and includes a die-cut patch having one or...
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5466217 |
Iontophoretic drug delivery apparatus
An iontophoretic agent delivery device having a simplified structure and ease of manufacture. The device utilizes an electrical pathway comprising a source of electrical energy and an output means....
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5466244 |
Defibrillator electrode system
A defibrillator electrode system. In the preferred embodiments, each electrode and the conductor leading to the instrument (such as the defibrillator or ECG monitor) is mounted on the same flexible...
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5449378 |
Method and apparatus for the electric stimulation of skin receptors
A device for relieving chronic and acute states of pain as well as itch, for affecting the motor activity of disabled people, or for increasing the flow-through of blood in underlying tissue,...
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5445606 |
Indicator for iontophoresis system
Apparatus (11) for delivery of a medicament, drug or other therapeutic agent transdermally to a body by iontophoresis is provided. The apparatus (11) provides a means (13) for measuring and...
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5443525 |
Conductive patch for control of prosthetic limbs
Myoelectric control of a prosthetic limb is achieved by positioning a soft, flexible pad on the interior surface of a liner and embedding a large plurality of electrically conductive contacts...
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5438988 |
Pressure-sensitive poly(N-vinyl lactam) adhesive composition and biomedical electrodes using same
A hydrophilic, pressure-sensitive adhesive composition prepared by irradiating solid poly(N-vinyl lactam) with ionizing radiation to crosslink the poly(N-vinyl lactam) and thereafter mixing the...
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5431166 |
Low profile medical electrode
An electrode having an extremely low profile and suitable for disposable use includes a base sheet constructed of a flexible conductive polymer. A tab is laminated to the top of the base sheet to...
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5427096 |
Water-degradable electrode
A water-degradable electrode, its method of preparation and a method or reclaiming valuable metal or metal alloy from such water-degradable electrode after use are provided. The water-degradable...
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5405366 |
Adhesive hydrogels having extended use lives and process for the preparation of same
This invention relates to a non-stringy adhesive hydrophilic gel comprising an aqueous mixture of a radiation crosslinkable water-soluble polymer, at least one humectant effective to extend the...
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5402780 |
Medical electrode with offset contact stud
The specification discloses a medical electrode particularly well suited for use as a diagnostic or monitoring electrode wherein conductive elements comprising a gel layer and a conductive bridge...
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5400782 |
Integral medical electrode including a fusible conductive substrate
An integral medical electrode for monitoring and diagnostic applications which includes a fusible conductive substrate to which are fused the other components, such as the conductor, of the...
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5395310 |
Iontophoresis electrode
An improved iontophoresis electrode employing a current distributing member and a drug reservoir containing an ionic drug. The drug reservoir is applied to the skin of a patient, and includes a...
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5395398 |
Microelectric apparatus for the antisepsis, promulgation of healing and analgesia of wound and chronic skin ulcers
A small, handheld, microelectric, direct current generator with a low frequency modality is applied directly to a wound site through a composite wound covering or dressing. An electric potential...
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5387189 |
Electrotransport delivery device and method of making same
An apparatus for supplying power to deliver a beneficial agent or drug though a body surface of a patient is provided. In a first embodiment, the invention includes a power supply (eg, a battery...
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5376107 |
Electrotherapeutic device
An electrotherapeutic device for passing a DC electric current through a living organism by applying a voltage to the living organism includes a battery with an internal resistance which is high...
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5374242 |
Iontophoretic delivery device and power supply therefor
An iontophoretic drug-delivery device incorporating a power supply which minimizes the cost of the batteries needed by operating the batteries in a series configuration at the start of delivery,...
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5374283 |
Electrical therapeutic apparatus
An electrical therapeutic apparatus (10) for the treatment of body pain and edema. The apparatus has an electrical pulse producing device (11) coupled to wrap (12) by conductor (13). The wrap is...
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5370115 |
Bio-electrode and method of producing thereof
Disclosure is a bio-electrode which can prevent paste from oozing out and color change from occurring and which allows the measurement to be stably performed even at the time immediately after the...
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5362308 |
Disposable dosage unit for iontophoresis-facilitated transdermal delivery, related devices and processes
Provided are disposable dosage units for use in iontophoresis-facilitated transdermal delivery which have hydrophilic polymer first and second layers, the first layer having ionic resin particles...
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5354321 |
Patch arrangement for galvanic treatment
The invention refers to a patch arrangement for electric elimination of muscle spasms. The invention is based upon the object to employ electrotherapy through stable galvanization without external...
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5353793 |
Sensor apparatus
A stretchable harness-like apparatus enables physiological parameters of a patient to be measured while he or she is ambulatory or stationary. The invention has a chest band, an optional shoulder...
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5352315 |
Biomedical electrode
A novel biomedical electrode comprising 1) a non-conductive backing layer with instructions printed on one surface, 2) an ink layer having either a) an ink comprising silver and silver salt, or b)...
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5344440 |
Method and apparatus for stimulating growth and healing of living tissues
An improved method and apparatus for stimulating the growth and healing of living, especially human, tissues, promoting the healing of wounds and skeletal fractures. An electrical apparatus...
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5337748 |
Biosignal electrode
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...
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5336255 |
Electrical stimulation heat/cool pack
An electrical stimulation heat/cool pack includes a nonconductive pouch and straps for positioning and holding the nonconductive pouch against a body part. Flexible conductive fabric patches may be...
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5330527 |
Multipurpose medical electrode
A hydrogel matrix is provided for a multipupose medical electrode having an electrically conductive backing. The matrix comprises a dispersion of a natural or a synthetic hydrophilic polymer, e.g.,...
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5330526 |
Combined defibrillation and pacing electrode
An electrode for transcutaneously delivering defibrillation pulses to a patient's heart. The electrode comprises an insulating substrate, a conducting plate which is positioned on the substrate and...
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5298017 |
Layered electrotransport drug delivery system
An iontophoretic agent delivery device, having a layered structure and peripheral insulation, wherein ion transport occurs through two opposing surfaces of said device. The device is especially...
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5284471 |
Electrode and method used for iontophoresis
An iontophoretic electrode has a plurality of ion transmitters for establishing electric field lines in an area and a plurality of receivers for accepting ions flowing along the field lines. A...
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5255677 |
Disposable electrodes for electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction velocity (NCV) and kit containing same
A disposable electrode for use in electromyography and/or nerve conduction velocity testing has a tab for connection to a cable connector and is laminated of a plurality of layers including first...
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5250022 |
Iontotherapeutic devices, reservoir electrode devices therefore, process and unit dose
Provided are reservoir electrodes for iontotherapeutic devices which have two chambers; the first chamber is electrically connected to the iontotherapeutic device and is designed to contain...
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5247945 |
Electrode arrangement for a defibrillator
An electrode arrangement for a cardiac defibrillator includes one or more physiological sensors disposed in an electrode carrier for planar application against the exterior of the heart. The sensor...
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5246418 |
Iontophresis system having features for reducing skin irritation
An iontophoresis drug delivery system includes a device which is attachable to the skin of an animal and having a drug reservoir, an electrolyte reservoir, and electrodes electrically communicating...
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5224928 |
Mounting system for transdermal drug applicator
A transdermal drug applicator (100) for application to a living body for the delivery of at least one drug through the skin (144) into the bloodstream comprising an applicator (100) including at...
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5224477 |
Current-assisted nerve cell connection
Ends of a pair of electrodes are positioned near the nerve cells to be connected while the portion under operation of a living body is being observed with a TV monitor. By applying a DC...
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5218973 |
Disposable wound treatment electrode
A disposable wound treatment electrode is disclosed that is usable in combination with a releasable connector for enabling effective delivery of an electrical signal to a patient. The electrode and...
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5213113 |
Disposable internal electrode with sterilization shield and method of using the same
An internal defibrillation electrode (10) is disclosed including a disposable electrode (12) and a reusable handle (14). The electrode includes an electrode spoon (16), a shaft (18), and a barrier...
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5205297 |
Multipurpose medical stimulation electrode
A multipurpose medical stimulating electrode is described for use in external cardiac pacing, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and neuromuscular stimulation which includes a protective...
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5180379 |
Electrode with pre-wired leads
An electrode assembly for use in medical applications including an electrode having a conductor, a lead wire, and a connector. The wire is attached to the conductor with the connector. The...
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