US3749101A - Nonpolarizable muscle stimulating electrode - Google Patents
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- US3749101A US3749101A US00224831A US3749101DA US3749101A US 3749101 A US3749101 A US 3749101A US 00224831 A US00224831 A US 00224831A US 3749101D A US3749101D A US 3749101DA US 3749101 A US3749101 A US 3749101A
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- A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
- A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
- A61N1/02—Details
- A61N1/04—Electrodes
- A61N1/05—Electrodes for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode
- A61N1/056—Transvascular endocardial electrode systems
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Claims (6)
- 2. An electrode as defined in claim 1 wherein said platinum is provided with a surface of platinum black.
- 3. An electrode as defined by claim 1 in which the projected surface area of the platinum is smaller than the surface area of the chemically inert portion of the housing.
- 4. A muscle stimulator electrode comprising, a housing composed of a chemically inert conductor having a portion adapted to make electrical contact with the stimulation site, and a surface of a non-polarizable electrode material within said portion.
- 5. An electrode as defined by claim 4 in which the projected surface area of the non-polarizable material is smaller than the surface area of the housing.
- 6. An electrode as defined by claim 1 wherein the housing is titanium.
- 7. An electrode as defined by claim 4 wherein the housing is titanium.
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CA (1) | CA991707A (en) |
CH (1) | CH567423A5 (en) |
DE (1) | DE2306266A1 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2171327B1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB1405360A (en) |
IT (1) | IT978935B (en) |
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US4475560A (en) * | 1982-04-29 | 1984-10-09 | Cordis Corporation | Temporary pacing lead assembly |
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US5385579A (en) * | 1993-03-30 | 1995-01-31 | Siemens Pacesetter, Inc. | Myocardial body implantable lead |
US5531779A (en) * | 1992-10-01 | 1996-07-02 | Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. | Stent-type defibrillation electrode structures |
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US4407302A (en) * | 1981-04-06 | 1983-10-04 | Telectronics Pty., Ltd. | Cardiac pacemaker electrode tip structure |
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DE2306266A1 (en) | 1973-08-23 |
SE390106B (en) | 1976-12-06 |
JPS4888787A (en) | 1973-11-20 |
GB1405360A (en) | 1975-09-10 |
FR2171327B1 (en) | 1976-11-05 |
NL7301792A (en) | 1973-08-13 |
CA991707A (en) | 1976-06-22 |
IT978935B (en) | 1974-09-20 |
CH567423A5 (en) | 1975-10-15 |
JPS5645622B2 (en) | 1981-10-27 |
FR2171327A1 (en) | 1973-09-21 |
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