Patent ID: 6415170
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
A biomedical electrode comprising:(a) a backing material coated on a first side with a pressure-sensitive adhesive and having a non-adhesive margin to facilitate the handling of the electrode; (b) a connector stud located in the backing material, the stud having an electrode plate located on the first side of the backing material for electrical connection to the skin of a patient and, on a second side of the backing material, a head portion to which an electrical connector can be attached; (c) a strip of ionically-conductive adhesive extending, generally parallel to the non-adhesive margin, across the adhesive-coated first side of the backing material from edge to edge and over the electrode plate of the stud; and (d) a parallel strip of scrim material located at the interface of the ionically-conductive and pressure-sensitive adhesive, the strip of scrim material being displaced, relative to the electrode plate of the stud, towards the non-adhesive margin of the backing material, and the edges of both strips nearest to the non-adhesive margin being positioned to one side of the electrode plate.