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Multipart planar electrode for an hf-surgery device
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1990-08-27
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Granted: 1992-05-19
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Expires: 2010-08-27
Abstract
Abstract A multipart planar electrode, suitable for use as a neutral electrode for an HF surgery device, has four sub-electrodes arranged on one side of a flexible, common carrier. At least three of these sub-electrodes have substantially the same area and at least two of the sub-electrodes have a limiting edge disposed parallel to and adjacent at least a portion of a separate edge of one of the remaining sub-electrodes. This insures that, if one of the sub-electrodes is used as an auxiliary electrode for a symmetry measurement of sub-currents, there will not be equality of the contact area of the electrodes with the patient's skin at the remaining sub-electrodes upon the occurrence of a straight-line release edge in an arbitrary direction. Because such equal areas will not occur, this will be detected by the symmetry measurement and an alarm indicating partial detachment of the electrode can be activated.
Inventors
- 👤 Uwe Hagen
- 👤 Peter Feucht
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 01:24
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61B18/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A multipart planar electrode for use as a neutral electrode in an HF surgery device comprising a flexible carrier; and at least four sub-electrodes disposed on a side of said carrier, at least one of said four sub-electrodes being disposed in a central region of said carrier, with the remainder of said at least four sub-electrodes being arranged outside of said central region of said carrier, said remainder of said at least four sub-electrodes being disposed adjacent and electrically isolated from said sub-electrode disposed in said central region of said carrier, at least three of said sub-electrodes having substantially the same area, and said at least three sub-electrodes including at least two neighboring sub-electrodes having respective, identical adjacent limiting edges disposed parallel to at least a portion of a limiting edge of one of the other of said four sub-electrodes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A multipart planar electrode for use as a neutral electrode in an HF surgery device comprising a flexible carrier; and at least four sub-electrodes disposed on a side of said carrier, at least one of said four sub-electrodes being disposed in a central region of said carrier, with the remainder of said at least four sub-electrodes being arranged outside of said central region of said carrier, said remainder of said at least four sub-electrodes being disposed adjacent and electrically isolated from said sub-electrode disposed in said central region of said carrier, at least three of said sub-electrodes having substantially the same area, and said at least three sub-electrodes including at least two neighboring sub-electrodes having respective, identical adjacent limiting edges disposed parallel to at least a portion of a limiting edge of one of the other of said four sub-electrodes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
An electrode as claimed in claim 1 wherein all of said sub-electrodes are disposed symmetrically relative to an imaginary axis extending perpendicularly through a middle of said carrier.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
An electrode as claimed in claim 1 wherein said limiting edges of said at least two neighboring sub-electrodes are disposed on the circumference of a geometrical area.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
An electrode as claimed in claim 3 wherein said circumference is arcuately curved.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
An electrode as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least one of said four sub-electrodes has a shape different from the shape of the other sub-electrodes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
An electrode as claimed in claim 5 wherein said differently shaped sub-electrode has a circumferential edge corresponding to the circumference of a geometrical area.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
An electrode as claimed in claim 1 wherein said four sub-electrodes include a circular sub-electrode arranged in a central region of said carrier, said circular sub-electrode being surrounded by a concentric ring consisting of three ring sections separated from each other, said three ring sections forming three neighboring sub-electrodes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
An electrode as claimed in claim 1 wherein said four sub-electrodes include a rectangular sub-electrode arranged in a central region of said carrier, said rectangular sub-electrode being surrounded by a square concentric ring of four segments, said four segments forming four neighboring sub-electrodes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
An electrode as claimed in claim 8 wherein said rectangular sub-electrode is a square sub-electrode.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
An electrode as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a projection in said carrier from which electrical lines proceeding to each of said sub-electrodes proceed, said projection forming a terminal adapted for connection to a monitoring circuit.
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