CPC A61B 5/6801 (2013.01) [A61B 2560/04 (2013.01); A61B 2562/14 (2013.01); A61B 2562/168 (2013.01); A61N 1/0472 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. An electrode, comprising: a body formed of a three-dimensional mass of porous and resilient material, the three-dimensional mass of porous and resilient material defining a first surface portion configured to be positioned on a surface of a subject and a second surface portion, wherein the three-dimensional mass of porous and resilient material extends between the first surface portion and the second surface portion, wherein the body is configured to be physically manipulated by a user squeezing and/or rubbing the porous and resilient material in a hand of the user; and
an electrical contact on the second surface portion of the body;
a container of contact-enhancing fluid on or in the body and in contact with the body; and
wherein the body and the container are configured to cause the contact-enhancing fluid to disperse into the three-dimensional mass of porous and resilient material of body, including to the first surface portion, when the body is physically manipulated in the hand of the user.
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