Patent ID: 6400975
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A patient-specific apparatus for consistent electrode positioning for EKG testing and delivery of therapeutic electrical impulses to a heart, comprising, in combination:a precordial electrode platform; a plurality of precordial electrodes, each precordial electrode being attached to said precordial electrode platform in a manner initially non-fixed with respect to said precordial electrode platform and each other; means for permanently retaining the position of each of said precordial electrodes on said precordial electrode platform after proper positioning of each of said precordial electrodes on a particular patient for EKG testing and defibrillation; means for transmitting the signals received via said precordial electrodes to an EKG machine; means for transmitting electrical energy to said precordial electrodes; and an adjustable position indicator for initial proper positioning of said precordial electrode platform on said particular patient.