Electrode arrangement for use in a medical instrument
US6976986B2 · kind B2 · utility
93Cited by
449References
10Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2024 |
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.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.