Patent ID: 6950688

Claim:
A neonate medical sensor electrode comprising: an electrically conductive adhesive for enabling electrical contact with a neonate thereby enabling the medical sensor electrode to monitor physiological electric potentials from the neonate, the adhesive being formulated to maximize adhesion durability in an incubator; a first sensor element comprising a electrically conductive plate disposed on the adhesive, the plate having substantially smaller dimensions than dimensions of the adhesive; a second sensor element comprising an electrically conductive member is disposed over said first sensor element and adhesive, the member having dimensions approximately equal to the adhesive dimensions, the member having an aperture therein for providing access to said first sensor element through said second sensor element, said aperture having dimensions smaller than the first sensor element dimensions in order to secure said first sensor element between said second sensor element and the adhesive, the adhesive adhering to and providing electrical contact with both sensor elements, said second sensor element comprising a non-conductive medium coated with multiple layers of a conductive medium; a non-conductive backing disposed over said second sensor element, the backing having an aperture therethrough for providing access to said first sensor element, the backing aperture and second sensor element aperture being aligned with one another; a low profile connection comprising a lead wire electrically and physically connected to said first sensor element through the second sensor element and backing apertures, said connection being below a top surface of said second sensor element to reduce pressure on the neonate; and a non-conductive label disposed over the backing aperture and an end of the lead wire.