WO2011030214A1 - Appareil électromédical - Google Patents

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WO2011030214A1
WO2011030214A1 PCT/IB2010/002290 IB2010002290W WO2011030214A1 WO 2011030214 A1 WO2011030214 A1 WO 2011030214A1 IB 2010002290 W IB2010002290 W IB 2010002290W WO 2011030214 A1 WO2011030214 A1 WO 2011030214A1
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electronic circuit
foil
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Josef Constantin Szeles
Eugenijus Kaniusas
Helmut Weiser
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Medizinishe Universität Wien
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K1/00—Printed circuits
    • H05K1/02—Details
    • H05K1/11—Printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits
    • H05K1/118—Printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits specially for flexible printed circuits, e.g. using folded portions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/24—Detecting, measuring or recording bioelectric or biomagnetic signals of the body or parts thereof
    • A61B5/25—Bioelectric electrodes therefor
    • A61B5/279—Bioelectric electrodes therefor specially adapted for particular uses
    • A61B5/28—Bioelectric electrodes therefor specially adapted for particular uses for electrocardiography [ECG]
    • A61B5/282—Holders for multiple electrodes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/02—Details
    • A61N1/04—Electrodes
    • A61N1/0404—Electrodes for external use
    • A61N1/0472—Structure-related aspects
    • A61N1/048—Electrodes characterised by a specific connection between lead and electrode
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/02—Details
    • A61N1/04—Electrodes
    • A61N1/0404—Electrodes for external use
    • A61N1/0472—Structure-related aspects
    • A61N1/0488—Details about the lead
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/02—Details
    • A61N1/04—Electrodes
    • A61N1/0404—Electrodes for external use
    • A61N1/0472—Structure-related aspects
    • A61N1/0492—Patch electrodes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K1/00—Printed circuits
    • H05K1/02—Details
    • H05K1/0277—Bendability or stretchability details
    • H05K1/028—Bending or folding regions of flexible printed circuits
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B2562/00—Details of sensors; Constructional details of sensor housings or probes; Accessories for sensors
    • A61B2562/04—Arrangements of multiple sensors of the same type
    • A61B2562/043—Arrangements of multiple sensors of the same type in a linear array
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/02—Details
    • A61N1/04—Electrodes
    • A61N1/0404—Electrodes for external use
    • A61N1/0408—Use-related aspects
    • A61N1/046—Specially adapted for shock therapy, e.g. defibrillation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/36—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation
    • A61N1/372—Arrangements in connection with the implantation of stimulators
    • A61N1/375—Constructional arrangements, e.g. casings
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to printed circuits covered by H05K1/00
    • H05K2201/05—Flexible printed circuits [FPCs]
    • H05K2201/053—Tails
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to printed circuits covered by H05K1/00
    • H05K2201/05—Flexible printed circuits [FPCs]
    • H05K2201/055—Folded back on itself

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  • the invention relates to an electromedical device having an electronic circuit which delivers electrical treatment currents and / or processes electrical body signals derived from a patient, which electronic circuit can be connected via a flexible line connection to electrodes which are arranged on the body of a patient, wherein the electronic circuit, at least in part, is formed on a flexible film board, which then has a further region on their electronic circuit carrying area, in which there is at least one connected to the electronic circuit trace extending on a bounded by lateral cuts film strip, with this conductor together forms a flexible conduit to which an electrode can be connected.
  • Electrodes that are to be arranged on the body of a patient usually flexible cables or cables are provided, which are manufactured separately from the electronic circuit and are usually connected via a detachable plug connection to the electronic circuit.
  • the connection of the flexible cables or cables produced separately from the electronic circuit to the electronic circuit by means of a plug connection requires space for housing the plug connection and requires not inconsiderable labor for the assembly of the plug connection.
  • the handling required for connecting lines or cables to an electronic circuit by means of plug connections represents an uncertainty factor which must be expected, in particular, when this connection is to be made by patients themselves.
  • EP 0 961 531 A2 an electromedical device, which has an electrical treatment currents emitting electronic circuit, which is formed on a flexible board, said flexible circuit board to the electronic circuit-carrying area then has a further area on which by lateral Cuts limited fo Tires are present, which form flexible lines together with running thereon traces, to the electrodes for delivering the treatment streams can be connected.
  • the flexible lines formed in each case by a film strip and a strip running on the film strip can have a very good flexibility and at the same time also have a good mechanical resistance.
  • the foil strips carrying foil strips run in the above-mentioned "further region" of the foil plate and can be easily removed from the foil plate during use of the device, the relationship with the electronic circuit being maintained when the device is new, it can be easily accommodated during packaging of the device, without resulting in a significant increase in the packaging volume.
  • a preferred embodiment of the device according to the invention is characterized in that at least one zigzag-shaped section, which has fillets at its turning points, is provided. This is for the most part Henden avoiding tearing in the respective film strip when removing it from the foil board and the operation of the device advantageous.
  • a further advantageous embodiment of the device designed according to the invention is characterized in that individual sections of the respective zigzag-shaped or spirally-shaped film strip are connected to each other and to the portion of the further region of the film board remaining in the foil strip via tear-off webs. It is thus formed a section-wise fixing of the respective film strip on the film board, which results in a stable structure of the respective, a flexible line forming film strip when new of the device and continue deduct the respective present length corresponding line lengths corresponding to the selected length on their respective pcb side end are fixed to the foil board.
  • FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an inventively designed electromedical device in a schematic plan view when new
  • Fig. 2 shows the flexible lines having part of FIG.
  • Figures 4 to 8 the flexible lines forming region according to the invention trained devices in a schematic plan view.
  • FIG. 1 of an electromedical device 1 designed according to the invention has an electronic circuit 4 in a housing 2.
  • a wall 3 of the housing 2 is shown broken and gives the view of a portion of the electronic circuit 4 free.
  • Electronic circuit 4 has components 5 and is formed on a flexible film board 6.
  • This film board 6 has at its the electronic circuit-carrying area 7 then a further area 8.
  • three tracks 9 are arranged, which are connected to the electronic circuit 4.
  • These interconnects 9 are shown in broken lines and connected to functional interconnects of the electronic circuit 4 and are expedient in a single operation with these functional interconnects' produced.
  • the conductor tracks 9 run on foil strips 10 of the region 8 of the flexible foil plate 6.
  • the foil strips 10 are delimited by lateral cuts 11 which run in a zigzag shape.
  • the ends 13 of the lines 12 are designed for the connection of electrodes.
  • these may be electrodes for introducing treatment currents into the body of a patient or electrodes for the derivation of sensor signals, which provide information about body functions of a patient, such as ECG electrodes.
  • the individual printed conductors 9 can each lead to a separate connection point of the electronic circuit 4 or it is also possible for a plurality of printed conductors 9 to lead to common connection points of the electronic circuit. Durc the removal of the flexible leads 12 from the area 8 of the foil board resulting in greater lengths of these lines and it can be achieved so that electrodes are located at a greater distance from the housing 2 of the device.
  • a conductor 9 which runs on a foil strip 10 which is delimited by a helically running cut 11. It is formed as a spiral-shaped flexible conduit 12.
  • two printed conductors 9 are provided in the region 8 of a film printed circuit board 6 and run on film strips 10, which in turn are delimited by spirally extending cuts 11. There are thus formed two spiral-shaped flexible lines 12 of the conductor tracks 9 and the film strip 10.
  • Fig. 6 shows in the region 8 of a foil board 6, two lines 12 which are each formed of a conductor 9 and a film strip 10.
  • the film strips 10 are bounded by nested running, spirally guided cuts 11 and so are the flexible lines 12 nested spirally formed. These two lines can be handled independently.
  • Strip 10 ', 10' 1 each carrying a conductor 9 ', 9 1 '.
  • FIG. 8 shows a flexible line 12 formed in the region 8 of a foil plate 6 from a conductor track 9 and a foil strip 10.
  • the foil strip 10 is delimited by zigzag-shaped cuts 11 and thereby itself formed in a zigzag shape.
  • the individual sections 10a, 10b, 10c of the film strip are connected to one another and to the partial area 17 of the area 8 remaining next to the film strip by means of webs 16 which can be severed.
  • webs 16 which can be severed.
  • the line 12 whose individual portions 10a, 10b, 10c successively dissolved by the rupture of the arranged at the respective sections webs 16 from the cohesion. If the total length of the line 12 is not required, only a portion of the sections 10a, 10b, 10c can be pulled off, the remaining sections remaining fixed by the webs 16.
  • the conductor tracks located on the film board are generally protected both mechanically and against unwanted electrical contact by a arranged on the film board or on the film strip formed from the film strip insulating layer.

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L'invention concerne un appareil électromédical comprenant un circuit électronique (4) délivrant des courants électriques de traitement, ledit circuit électronique (4) étant formé, au moins en partie, sur une platine pelliculaire (6) souple qui présente quant à elle au niveau de sa zone portant le circuit électronique, à la suite une autre zone (8) dans laquelle se trouve au moins un tracé conducteur (9) qui est raccordé au circuit électronique et s'étend sur une bande pelliculaire (10) délimitée par des découpes latérales. Ladite bande pelliculaire forme, conjointement avec le tracé conducteur (9), une ligne souple (12) à laquelle peut être raccordée une électrode. Chaque bande pelliculaire (10) est délimitée par au moins une découpe (11) en accordéon ou en spirale qui s'étend dans la surface de la platine pelliculaire (6). A cet effet il est avantageux que des segments (10a, 10b, 10c) individuels soient reliés par des entretoises (16) pouvant être sectionnées..
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