Patent ID: 6280463
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A medical electrode assembly adapted to be applied to the curved surface of a patient, comprising:a conductive electrode constructed to perform defibrillation or cardioversion, the electrode being unitary and flexible;an electrically insulative flexible backing layer positioned on the side of the electrode away from the surface of the patient;an electrically conductive coupling agent in contact with the side of the electrode facing the surface of the patient;an attachment mechanism rigidly connected to a center portion of the electrode; anda flexible electrical conductor connected to the attachment mechanism,wherein the electrode assembly is sufficiently flexible to conform generally to the curved surface of the patient, andwherein the combination of the conductive electrode with the attachment mechanism is constructed so that electrical current is delivered by the electrical conductor substantially only to the center portion of the electrode and so that the electrical current provided to the center portion of the electrode is distributed radially through the electrode in a substantially circumferentially uniform distribution.