Magazine holding plural electrode-carrying applicators
US9855416B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/0209
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for inserting a series of subdermal electrodes into the skin of a patient for neurological monitoring includes a magazine with an interior, a first end and an opposing second end. The first end has an opening. A row of applicators are carried in the interior of the magazine, parallel the its major axis. The first applicator presents itself at the opening in the first end and is followed in turn by a subsequent applicator. Each applicator carries an electrode that is ejected from that applicator when an applicator is pressed against the skin of a patient. The magazine has an actuator that advances each applicator in sequence toward the opening of the magazine to expel them one at a time after each ejects its electrode.
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