ELECTRODE PLATE WITH CONDUCTORS DEFINING GAPS AND A METHOD FOR ITS USE

摘要

Electrode plate comprising an electrically insulating supporting plate (11) having a front face (11a) and a rear face and a pattern of surface electrodes disposed on the front face for electrical stimulation of cutaneous nerve fibres. The pattern of surface electrodes comprises a first and second set of conductors (13, 17), whereby a gap region (19) of sinuous and/or arrayed configuration is defined between the first and second set of conductors. Each point of the gap region lies at a distance D1 from the first set of conductors (13) and at a distance D2 from the second set of conductors (17) such that the sum D = D1+ D2 is equal to or less than 250 µm, whereby the area of the gap region is of the order of magnitude of 1 mm2 or greater.