Disclosed are medical devices for sensing bioelectrical potential including an electroencephalography (EEG) headset, electrodes compatible therewith, and methods of operation thereof. The headset can comprise a left junction and a right junction, a plurality of length-adjustable bands connecting the left junction and the right junction, and a number of electrodes. Each of the electrodes can comprise an electrode body coupled to one of the plurality of length-adjustable bands and a detachable electrode tip configured to be detachably coupled to the electrode body. The electrode tip can comprise an electrode tip body, one or more deflectable electrode legs coupled to the electrode tip body, and a conductive cushioning material coupled to a segment of at least one of the one or more electrode legs. The conductive cushioning material can retain or be saturated with one or more conductors.

There is provided an assembly (500) for mounting a sensor (502) on the skin of a subject. The assembly comprises a part (504) configured to contact with a first surface (506) of a sensor unit (501) comprising the sensor when the sensor unit (501) is mounted in the assembly (500). The assembly (500) also comprises at least one resilient member (508) extending from an outer portion of the part (504) and configured to bias a second surface (510) of the sensor unit (501) against the skin of the subject when the sensor unit (501) is mounted in the assembly (500).

Disclosed are medical devices for sensing bioelectrical potential including an electroencephalography (EEG) headset, electrodes compatible therewith, and methods of operation thereof. The headset can comprise a left junction and a right junction, a plurality of length-adjustable bands connecting the left junction and the right junction, and a number of electrodes. Each of the electrodes can comprise an electrode body coupled to one of the plurality of length-adjustable bands and a detachable electrode tip configured to be detachably coupled to the electrode body. The electrode tip can comprise an electrode tip body, one or more deflectable electrode legs coupled to the electrode tip body, and a conductive cushioning material coupled to a segment of at least one of the one or more electrode legs. The conductive cushioning material can retain or be saturated with one or more conductors.

This invention relates to a device for humidifying a textile electrode (1) comprising a first layer (3); a second layer (5); and a material capable of absorbing and retaining water (4); wherein the material capable of absorbing and retaining water (4) is located between the first layer (3) and the second layer (5); the first layer (3) is impermeable to liquid water and water vapour; and the second layer (5) is permeable to liquid water in a direction extending inwards towards the material capable of absorbing and retaining water, and is impermeable to liquid water and permeable to water vapour in the opposite direction thereto. This invention further relates to a system comprising such a humidification device.

An electrode assembly that includes an electrically conductive layer, a first impedance reduction system, and a second impedance reduction system. The electrically conductive layer forms an electrode portion of the electrode assembly and a first surface to be placed adjacent a person's skin. The first impedance reduction system is configured to dispense a first amount of an electrically conductive gel onto the first surface of the electrically conductive layer in response to a first activation signal. The second impedance reduction system is configured to dispense a second amount of the electrically conductive gel onto the first surface of the electrically conductive layer in response to a second activation signal.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an ECG monitoring device that comprises a housing cable comprising a plurality of signal cables positioned therein and a set of electrodes positioned along the housing cable. Each of the set of electrodes may contact a particular location of a user without requiring any muscular activity of the user when the ECG monitoring device is connected to the user. The ECG monitoring device may further comprise a computing device positioned along the housing cable and operatively coupled to each of the four or more electrodes via a respective signal cable of the plurality of signal cables. The computing device may comprise a memory and a processing device operatively coupled to the memory, the processing device to perform, using the four or more electrodes, an electrocardiogram (ECG) of the user.

A surface electrode for patient monitoring includes a flexible substrate, a dry electrode on the substrate, and a wet electrode configured to contact an electrode gel in contact with a patient's skin. A conductive epoxy is arranged between the dry electrode and the wet electrode. The conductive epoxy is configured to protect the dry electrode from corrosion and transfer electrical potentials from the wet electrode to the printed dry electrode.

A sensory-and-logic system includes a ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor sized and shaped to form an electrical connection with human skin, and an electrical component surrounded by the ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor.

The present invention discloses a holder carrying thereon a sensor to measure a physiological signal of an analyte in a biological fluid, wherein the sensor has a signal detection end and a signal output end, and the holder includes an implantation hole being a channel for implanting the sensor and containing a part of the sensor, a fixing indentation containing the sensor, a filler disposed in the fixing indentation to retain the sensor in the holder, and a blocking element disposed between the implantation hole and the fixing indentation to hold the sensor in the holder and restrict the filler in the fixing indentation.

A temperature measurement system for measuring a temperature of a measured surface includes: 1) a first temperature sensor; and 2) a reference surface including a second temperature sensor integrated therein. The first temperature sensor includes a field of view simultaneously covering both at least a portion of the measured surface and at least a portion of the reference surface, thus is configured for simultaneously taking a first measurement of both the portion of the measured surface and the portion of the reference surface. The first measurement of the reference surface taken by the first temperature sensor is compared to a second measurement taken by the second temperature sensor for use in calibrating the first temperature sensor.