Patent ID: 6788979
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
An electrical stimulation kit for application to a body part, the device comprising:a flexible member for contacting a body part, said flexible member having an electrical contact disposed on an inside of said flexible member; means for tightly supporting said flexible member against the body part; an electrical bus disposed in said flexible member for enabling electrical connection to said electrical contact through said flexible member; and at least one electrode selected from a group consisting of: a first electrode, disposable between said flexible member and said body part, for providing an electrical interface between said body part and the bus, said first electrode including a first layer comprising an electrically conductive gel having a relatively high peel strength for removably contacting said body part and a second layer comprising an electrically conductive gel having a relatively low peel strength for contacting said flexible member and said electrical contact, the relative peel strengths enabling removal of said flexible member from said body part leaving said first electrode adhered to said body part; a second electrode, disposable between said flexible member and said body part, and for providing an electrical interface between said body part and the bus, said electrode including a first layer comprising an electrically conductive gel having a relatively low peel strength for removably contacting said body part and a second layer comprising an electrically conductive gel having a relatively high peel strength for contacting said flexible member and said electrical contact, the relative peel strengths enabling removal of said second electrode from said body part by separation of said flexible member from said body part, said second electrode remaining adhered to said flexible member during separation from said body part; and a plurality of electrical buses disposed in a spaced apart relationship with one another in said flexible member, and a plurality of said first and second electrodes each having dimension substantially smaller than flexible member dimensions.