Reservoir electrodes for electroencephalograph headgear appliance: Key Neurotech Patent #5

— Illustrative image from U.S. Patent No. 6,301,493 Today we are sharing a 2001 patent assigned to Sedline, Inc. (As mentioned, we are featuring a foundational Pervasive Neurotech patent a day, from older to newer by issue date) U.S. Patent No. 6,301,493: Reservoir electrodes for electroencephalograph headgear appliance. Assignee(s): Sedline, Inc. Inventor(s): Dominic P. Marro, Thomas T. Washburn, Denis E. LaBombard Technology Category: EEG Issue Date: October 9, 2001 SharpBrains’ Take: While patents in the neurotechnology category of EEG are more frequently being directed towards either EEG signal analysis and/or applications of EEG (e.g., security applications, sleep applications, etc.), the ‘493 patent presents an EEG patent directed towards aspects of the core EEG hardware. The ‘493 patent has a priority date of 1999, when such EEG hardware disclosures began to be less prominent in the patent literature. Despite having just two claims, the ‘493 patent is a key patent at least in part because of the useful inventive concept allowing easy and automatic gel dispensing for wet sensors, as wet sensing often remains a necessary method for securing high fidelity EEG signal detection. Abstract: This invention defines a system for monitoring the brain activity of a human patient under anesthesia in order to determine the patient’s level of consciousness. The system uses a plurality of receptors which are mounted in predetermined anatomical positions on the patie...
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