Electrode pad packaging systems and methods
View Patent ↗An electrode pad packaging system including an electrode pouch, an electrode pad (e.g., a defibrillation electrode pad), a wire and a shell is disclosed. The electrode pad is disposed at least partially within the electrode pouch. The wire extends from the electrode pad and, in a disclosed embodiment, at least a portion of the wire is attached to the shell. The shell is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the electrode pouch (e.g., the shell is secured to a portion of the electrode pouch). The shell includes a valve thereon that is configured to allow air to exit the electrode pouch. The valve may be configured to prevent air from entering the electrode pouch. A method of packaging an electrode pad is also disclosed. The method includes providing an electrode pouch, an electrode pad, a wire and a shell. A valve on the shell allows air to exit the electrode pouch.
1. An electrode pad packaging system, comprising:
an electrode pouch;
an electrode pad disposed at least partially within the electrode pouch;
a wire extending from the electrode pad; and
a shell disposed in mechanical cooperation with the electrode pouch, the shell including a valve thereon, wherein the valve is configured to allow air to exit the electrode pouch,
wherein the shell is configured to receive at least a portion of the wire therethrough.
2. The electrode pad packaging system of claim 1 , wherein the valve is configured to prevent air from entering the electrode pouch.
3. The electrode pad packaging system of claim 1 , wherein the electrode pouch is at least partially formed of two sheets of a substantially gas-impermeable material.
4. The electrode pad packaging system of claim 1 , further including a conductive gel disposed on at least a portion of the electrode pad and further including a cover disposed adjacent the conductive gel.
5. The electrode pad packaging system of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the wire is secured to the shell.
6. The electrode pad packaging system of claim 1 , wherein the electrode pouch is openable, such that opening the electrode pouch enables the electrode pad to be removed from the electrode pouch.
7. The electrode pad packaging system of claim 6 , further including a string, at least of portion of the string being secured to the shell, and wherein the string facilitates the opening of the electrode pouch.
8. The electrode pad packaging system of claim 1 , wherein the shell is secured to a portion of the electrode pouch.
9. The electrode pad packaging system of claim 6 , wherein the shell is secured to a portion of the electrode pouch and wherein the shell remains attached to the electrode pouch after the electrode pouch is opened.
10. The electrode pad packaging system of claim 1 , wherein the electrode pad includes a defibrillation electrode pad.
11. A method of packaging an electrode pad, comprising:
providing an electrode pouch;
providing an electrode pad configured to be placed at least partially within the electrode pouch;
providing a wire configured to extend from the electrode pad; and
providing a shell disposed in mechanical cooperation with the electrode pouch, wherein the shell includes a valve configured to allow air to exit the electrode pouch, and wherein the shell is configured to receive at least a portion of the wire therethrough.
12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the valve is configured to prevent air from entering the electrode pouch.
13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the electrode pouch is at least partially formed of two sheets of a substantially gas-impermeable material.
14. The method according to claim 11 , further including a conductive gel disposed on at least a portion of the electrode pad and further including a cover disposed adjacent the conductive gel.
15. The method according to claim 11 , wherein at least a portion of the wire is secured to the shell.
16. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the electrode pouch is openable, such that opening the electrode pouch enables the electrode pad to be removed from the electrode pouch.
17. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the shell is secured to a portion of the electrode pouch.
18. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the electrode pad includes a defibrillation electrode pad.
19. An electrode pad packaging system, comprising:
an electrode pouch;
an electrode pad disposed at least partially within the electrode pouch;
a wire extending from the electrode pad; and
a shell disposed in mechanical cooperation with the electrode pouch, the shell including a valve thereon, wherein the valve is configured to allow air to exit the electrode pouch,
wherein at least a portion of the wire is secured to the shell.
20. The electrode pad packaging system of claim 19 , wherein the valve is configured to prevent air from entering the electrode pouch.
21. The electrode pad packaging system of claim 19 , wherein the electrode pouch is at least partially formed of two sheets of a substantially gas-impermeable material.
22. The electrode pad packaging system of claim 19 , further including a conductive gel disposed on at least a portion of the electrode pad and further including a cover disposed adjacent the conductive gel.
23. The electrode pad packaging system of claim 19 , wherein at least a portion of the wire is secured to the shell.
24. The electrode pad packaging system of claim 19 , wherein the electrode pouch is openable, such that opening the electrode pouch enables the electrode pad to be removed from the electrode pouch.
25. The electrode pad packaging system of claim 24 , further including a string, at least of portion of the string being secured to the shell, and wherein the string facilitates the opening of the electrode pouch.
26. The electrode pad packaging system of claim 19 , wherein the shell is secured to a portion of the electrode pouch.
27. The electrode pad packaging system of claim 24 , wherein the shell is secured to a portion of the electrode pouch and wherein the shell remains attached to the electrode pouch after the electrode pouch is opened.
28. The electrode pad packaging system of claim 19 , wherein the electrode pad includes a defibrillation electrode pad.
29. A method of packaging an electrode pad, comprising:
providing an electrode pouch;
providing an electrode pad configured to be placed at least partially within the electrode pouch;
providing a wire configured to extend from the electrode pad; and
providing a shell disposed in mechanical cooperation with the electrode pouch, wherein the shell includes a valve configured to allow air to exit the electrode pouch, and wherein at least a portion of the wire is secured to the shell.
30. The method according to claim 29 , wherein the valve is configured to prevent air from entering the electrode pouch.
31. The method according to claim 29 , wherein the electrode pouch is at least partially formed of two sheets of a substantially gas-impermeable material.
32. The method according to claim 29 , further including a conductive gel disposed on at least a portion of the electrode pad and further including a cover disposed adjacent the conductive gel.
33. The method according to claim 29 , wherein at least a portion of the wire is secured to the shell.
34. The method according to claim 29 , wherein the electrode pouch is openable, such that opening the electrode pouch enables the electrode pad to be removed from the electrode pouch.
35. The method according to claim 29 , wherein the shell is secured to a portion of the electrode pouch.
36. The method according to claim 29 , wherein the electrode pad includes a defibrillation electrode pad.