ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,213, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to ZOLL MEDICAL Corp. (Chelmsford, Mass.).
"Electrode with redundant impedance reduction" was invented by Thomas E. Kaib (Irwin, Pa.), Shane S. Volpe (Saltsburg, Pa.) and Emil Oskin (Natrona Heights, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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 amoun...