Patent ID: 6185465
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
An electrode for medical treatment purposes which may be inserted into a body cavity and used in contact with a muscular surface, and through which at least one electrical signal is applied to the muscular surface under a control of a controller and at least one EMG signal is detected from the muscular surface, said electrode comprising:a rod-shaped main body composed of non-conductive material;a plurality of ring-shaped conductive bands each of which is disposed apart from one another along a longitudinal axis of said rod-shaped main body;a plurality of ring-shaped metal bands each of which is buried within one of said plurality of ring-shaped conductive bands, respectively; anda plurality of electrical lines each of which has one end connected to a corresponding one of said plurality of ring-shaped metal bands and buried within said rod-shaped main body and the other end extended through a rear side of said rod-shaped main body to be electrically coupled to the controller.