Electrode for physiological signal measurements and method for making same
US8554299B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53204
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is concerned with an electrode and electrode catheter using thin metallic threads or wires, for example, microwires having diameters as low as 10−6 to 10−4 meters or less. The embodiments allow for the efficient mounting of at least one electrode on a catheter, resulting in the creation of a flexible ring-microelectrode that is suitable for, amongst other things, the detection of myoelectrical activity in a patient's muscle, such as the diaphragm or other inspiratory-related muscle.
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