Patent ID: 8515522
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A set of electroencephalographic monitoring electrodes comprising: at least four electrodes, including a first electrode for the patient's right temple, a second electrode for the patient's left temple, a reference electrode, and a ground electrode, each electrode having a front, a back, and bottom, top, left, and right sides, each electrode back having a conductive region surrounded by an insulating region; at least part of the back of each electrode being adhesive or sticky for application to skin; each electrode having a label on the electrode front, each label being visually distinct from the labels of the other electrodes; at least three of the at least four electrodes each having an upward-pointing pointed tab that is an extension of the insulating region extended in the same plane as the insulating region, the back of the tab not being adhesive or sticky, each tab having sufficient size to be grasped between a human forefinger and thumb; the right temple electrode having on its right side a rightward-pointing jut, and the right temple electrode label having at the position of the rightward-pointing jut and pointing in the direction of the rightward-pointing jut a corresponding rightward-pointing alignment arrow; the left temple electrode having on its left side a leftward-pointing jut, and the left temple electrode label having at the position of the leftward-pointing jut and pointing in the direction of the leftward-pointing jut a corresponding leftward-pointing alignment arrow; the reference electrode having on its bottom side a downward-pointing jut, and the reference electrode label having at the position of the downward-pointing jut and pointing in the direction of the downward-pointing jut a corresponding downward-pointing alignment arrow; wherein the planar distance between the conductive regions of the reference electrode and the ground electrode is enforced by a continuous insulating region between the two conductive regions, and said distance is at least the minimum effective distance for preventing electrical conduction between the two electrodes during cardiac defibrillation.