Surgical electrode having a partially insulated needle

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1998-10-29

2000-02-01

Getzow, Scott M.

Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application

Light, thermal, and electrical application

Electrical energy applicator

A61N 105

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060213558

ABSTRACT:
A surgical electrode of the type used as a temporary cardiac pacing wire provides electrical contact between a patient's heart and a source of electrical pulses (i.e., a pacemaker). One end of the wire attaches to the heart. The other end is attached to a surgical needle that has a weakened zone in its shaft, to permit the sharp end of the needle to be broken off and discarded. The remaining shaft connects to the pacemaker. By providing an insulating coating over part of the shaft, the electrode of the invention protects against harm to the patient that would otherwise be caused by mis-connecting the electrode or by shorting the two electrodes that comprise a setup.

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patent: 5795178 (1998-08-01), Schilder et al.

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