Patent ID: 8594778

Claim:
An electrode device for taking a plurality of EEG measurements, comprising: (a) a first plurality of electrode contact-points configured atop a support member, where said support member is generally flexible and comprises a plurality of layers; (b) said first plurality of electrode contact-points in electrical communication with, and in relative proximity to, a first integrated circuit comprising converter circuitry adapted for converting analog EEG signals measured, having originated from within a patient, into a first set of digital signals prior to transmission thereof to a processing unit; (c) said first integrated circuit in further electrical communication with a lead assembly having wiring for transmission of said first set of digital signals; (d) a second plurality of electrode contact-points configured atop said support member and in electrical communication with a second integrated circuit comprising converter circuitry adapted for converting analog EEG signals measured by said second plurality of electrode contact-points, into a second set of digital signals; (e) a separation marking between said second plurality of electrode contact-points in electrical communication with said second integrated circuit and said first plurality of electrode contact-points in electrical communication with said first integrated circuit, permitting a severing of said support member therealong; (f) a quick-connect mechanism located along said lead assembly between said first integrated circuit and said processing unit, said quick-connect mechanism adapted to pull-apart upon a disturbance by said patient; and (g) an antibiotic cuff mechanism located along said lead assembly between said quick-connect mechanism and a stabilizer of said lead assembly to a location on said patient.