Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1979-05-21
1981-06-02
Cohen, Lee S.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
128641, A61B 504
Patent
active
042705444
ABSTRACT:
A medical electrode unit has a dielectric body formed with a cavity therein in which are mounted a sensory electrode accessible from one side of the body, and a foam pad, having a surface adjacent an opposite side of the body. The foam pad is saturated with an electrolyte and adapted to be held on the skin of a patient by means of a flexible piece of material secured to the dielectric body surrounding the cavity and having a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive coated on a surface of the material. Once applied to the skin a fluid column of electrolyte extends from the skin to the sensing electrode. A protective cover is releasably fastened to the adhesive layer and extends over the foam pad until ready for use at which time it is peeled from the flexible piece of material. The flexible piece of material, in the form of a ring of foam is provided with a plurality of slits extending through the material from top to bottom in order to promote ventilation of the skin area covered by the electrode unit. Several different slit configurations are disclosed all of which minimize moisture retention without adversely effecting the forces available for holding the unit to the patient's skin.
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patent: 3991754 (1976-11-01), Gertzman
patent: 4029086 (1977-06-01), Corasonti
patent: 4090752 (1978-05-01), Long
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Gilden Sheldon J.
Robichaud Robert H.
Cohen Lee S.
Haug John A.
McAndrews Patrick J.
Sharp Melvin
Texas Instruments Incorporated
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Shedlon Gilden
The "surgical, truss, and pad" categories are misleading! This patent is about how to keep monitoring electrodes attached to a patient for up to 5 days. These ECG electrodes might be used during surgery, but surgery obviously is no long term. These ECG electrodes are not structural products (not trusses). These ECG electrodes are in no way absorbent--they would not be used as pads. This patent is over 30 years old-- I don't know if it has ever been used.
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