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Electrode configuration and measuring device for measuring the electrical activity in electrically active tissue

US8774892B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH · AT

Inventors

Detlef Behrend · Jülich, DE
Klaus-Peter Schmitz · Rostock, DE
Hans Wilhelm Pau · Rostock, DE
Katrin Sternberg · Rostock, DE
Wolfram Schmidt · Friedelsheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 20, 2010
Grant date	Jul 8, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 27, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2562/125
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electrode arrangement for sensing electrical activity in target tissue is described. A support electrode has an elongate electrode body with a base end and a penetrating end for insertion into the target tissue. A fixation electrode has an elongate electrode body with a base end and a penetrating end at an angle to the electrode body. The electrodes are joined together with their electrode bodies in parallel so that the penetrating end of the fixation electrode penetrates a fixed distance into the target tissue so that at least one of the electrodes senses electrical activity in the target tissue.

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