| US 7,590,456 B2 | ||
| Triangular or crescent shaped defibrillation electrode | ||
| David N. Craige, III, Attleboro, Mass. (US); Michael Parascandola, Londonderry, N.H. (US); Ward Hamilton, Amherst, N.H. (US); Marc Cordaro, Sudbury, Mass. (US); Michael R. Dupelle, N. Attleboro, Mass. (US); and Frederick J. Geheb, Danvers, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to ZOLL Medical Corporation, Chelmsford, Mass. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 05, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/481,415. | ||
| Application 11/481415 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/055572, filed on Feb. 10, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0060993 A1, Mar. 15, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61N 1/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 607—142 | 6 Claims |
| 1. A method of applying a defibrillation electrode to the chest of a patient, comprising:
removing from a storage package a defibrillation electrode that comprises
a metallic layer,
a conductive liquid-containing layer in contact with the metallic layer and configured to contact the skin of the patient,
an adhesive layer surrounding the conductive liquid-containing layer and having a layer of adhesive configured to adhere the
electrode to the patient,
a release layer configured to be removed from the electrode prior to application to the patient, the release layer being in
contact with the adhesive and the conductive liquid-containing layer prior to removal,
wherein the electrode has a lateral perimeter at or laterally outside of the adhesive layer, and
wherein the lateral perimeter is generally triangular with three corners; and
positioning the defibrillation electrode adjacent to the breast of the patient with none of the three corners riding up on
the breast.
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