Patent ID: 8311603
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A measurement unit for measuring a biopotential, the measurement unit comprising an electrode part for attaching, to the body of a living organism body, and a signal processor and transmitter part, the electrode part comprising a first side for attaching to the body and a second, opposite side for facing away from the body, the electrode part further comprising at least one measuring electrode oriented towards the first side of the electrode part for measuring a biopotential, the at least one measuring electrode communicating with the signal processor and transmitter part, and the electrode part being provided with, on the second side, an electric conductive screen material, the screen material being electrically connected to an earth electrode, the earth electrode oriented towards the first side and adapted to be in contact with the body, the electrode part further comprising an electrically conductive material that is earthed to the signal processor and transmitter part, wherein the at least one measuring electrode is surrounded by and electrically isolated from the electrically conductive material.