Patent ID: 6965799

Claim:
An electrode arrangement, comprising: a first electrode disposed in a first plane and a second electrode disposed in a second plane that is other than the first plane, at least a portion of the first electrode overlying at least a portion of the second electrode, each of the first and second electrodes having a back formed of an electrically nonconductive substrate and a face that includes a conductive surface area adapted for placement on a patient, the face of the first electrode is releasably attached to a first nonconductive liner, and the face of the second electrode is releasably attached to a second nonconductive liner, and the backs of the first and second electrodes are attached to each other; wherein the conductive surface area of the second electrode is smaller than the conductive surface area of the first electrode; wherein the conductive surface areas of the first and second electrodes are electrically connected to each other; and wherein if the electrical connection between the conductive surface areas of the first and second electrodes is broken, the conductive surface area of only one of the first or second electrodes is placed on the patient.