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Apparatus and method for the accurate placement of biomedical sensors

US6173198A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 29, 1999
Grant dateJan 9, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 29, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B5/282
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A positioning device for the accurate placement of biomedical sensors. The positioning device has a template frame and one or more template arms. The template frame is able to be referenced to at least one anatomical site upon the human body, such as the sternal notch or the navel. Template arms extend from the template frame to the electrode positioning site. The length and angle of the template arms corresponds to the distance from the template frame to the electrode positioning site. The template arms reference the electrode positioning sites with respect to the template frame. The template frame references the template arms with respect to anatomical sites upon the human body.

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