Patent ID: 6600957
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A disposable medical electrode for delivering high-energy defibrillation or pacing stimulation and having energy dispersion characteristics, the electrode comprising:an electrode member having a top face and a bottom face; an electrical connector in contact with the top face of the electrode member for delivering energy to and transmitting energy from the electrode; an electrically conductive gel on at least a major portion of the bottom face of the electrode member; and an electrically conductive coating underlying at least a major portion of the gel on the bottom face of the electrode member and having: (a) a center with a first amount of conductor; (b) an inner edge defining the terminus of the center; (c) an outer edge defining the terminus of the coating at which the conductor is substantially absent; and (d) a predetermined gradient disposed between the inner edge and the outer edge.