Patent ID: 6615067
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A system for the measurement of a physiological characteristic comprising the following:a first electrode adapted to be in electrical contact with body tissue at a first part of a body, wherein said first electrode is connected to a sensor for measuring a physiological characteristic; a second electrode adapted to be in electrical contact with body tissue at a second part of the body; an electrical circuit comprising the first electrode, the sensor, and the second electrode, wherein said electrical circuit is completed via body tissue; and a first electrical wire having a distal end for insertion into body tissue and a proximal end for connection to the electrical circuit; wherein the sensor is adapted to the distal end of the first electrical wire to allow said sensor to be inserted into body tissue; and wherein said system is adapted to transfer an electrical signal representing a physiological characteristic through said first and second electrodes via the body tissue.