Patent ID: 7379767
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. An attachable and size adjustable electrode for laryngeal electromyography comprising: a flexible plate having an anterior and a posterior surface specifically for inserting in the human laryngopharynx adjacent to the cricothyroideus muscles (the vocal cords); an electrical conductive plate mounted on the anterior surface of the flexible plate, to provide an electric contact with the cricothyroideus muscles; a wire extending from the electrical conductive plate for monitoring or delivering electrical pulses; graduations parallel to a center line marked on the electrical conductive plate or posterior surface of the flexible plate for cutting and sizing the flexible plate and electrical conductive plate to the size of the patient's laryngopharynx; and adhesive material on the posterior surface of the flexible plate, such that the flexible plate with the electrical conductive plate may be wrapped around an endotracheal tube, insert device, postcricoid paddle or other such device and attached thereto with the adhesive material.