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Electrode arrangement for use in a medical instrument

US6673068B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 12, 2000
Grant dateJan 6, 2004
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2018/1861
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical instrument is disclosed. The medical instrument includes a pair of spaced apart and electrically isolated elongated wire electrodes positioned adjacent one another on a working member. The wire electrodes are arranged for sensing electrical activity of biological tissues inside the body of the patient. The medical instrument also includes a pair of electrically isolated electrode wires that extend through the working member. Each of the electrode wires are electrically coupled to an associated wire electrode.

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