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US 12,336,826 · App. 17/564,135 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Methods and apparatus for electrode placement and tracking

Inventors: Josef Parvizi (Palo Alto, CA); Xingjuan Chao (Palo Alto, CA); Bradley G. Bachelder (Menlo Park, CA); Raymond Woo (Los Altos, CA); Mathew A. Herron (Hayward, CA); Vahid Saadat (Atherton, CA); Alexander M. Grant (Redwood City, CA); Jianchun Yi (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Ceribell, Inc.
A61B5/291A61B5/324A61B5/325A61B5/6803A61B5/721A61B2562/043A61B2562/14A61B2562/164
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Patent No.
US 12,336,826
App. No.
17/564,135
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrode carrier system includes one or more electrode assemblies having an electrode body. One or more tubular members extend from the electrode body and define a lumen terminating in a distal opening. The electrode assemblies carry a reservoir containing a conductive fluid or gel. The reservoir is in fluid communication with the lumens in the tubular members, and the electrode assemblies are typically supported on a backing which may optionally be configured as a headband. Systems are for tracking patient movement may be used in combination with the electrode carrier system.

Claims (22)

1. A headband comprising:

a backing configured for placement upon a head of a patient; and

a plurality of electrode assemblies distributed over a length of the backing,

wherein one or more of the plurality of electrode assemblies comprises an upper body portion and a lower body portion, wherein the upper body portion comprises a reservoir containing an electrically conductive fluid or gel, wherein the lower body portion is rotatably mounted to the backing and comprises at least one elongate member, wherein the at least one elongate member comprises a tissue-contacting surface and a lumen having a distal opening, the tissue-contacting surface having a recess and a skin preparation surface, and wherein the one or more electrode assemblies is configured to deliver the electrically conductive fluid or gel from the reservoir through the distal opening of the lumen and through the recess, and

wherein another one or more of the plurality of electrode assemblies are configured without an elongate member.

2. The headband of claim 1 , wherein the at least one elongate member has a length and a width.

3. The headband of claim 2 , wherein the length of the at least one elongate member is at least two times the width of the elongate member.

4. The headband of claim 3 , wherein the length of the at least one elongate member is at least three times the width of the elongate member.

5. The headband of claim 2 , wherein the length of the at least one elongate member ranges from about 1 cm to about 2 cm.

6. The headband of claim 1 , wherein the at least one elongate member comprises a rigid material.

7. The headband of claim 6 , wherein the rigid material comprises a metal or a conductive polymer.

8. The headband of claim 1 , wherein the at least one elongate member has a crescent shape.

9. The headband of claim 1 , wherein the skin preparation surface is at a distal tip of the at least one elongate member.

10. The headband of claim 9 , wherein the skin preparation surface comprises an abrasive material.

11. The headband of claim 10 , wherein the abrasive material comprises abrasive particles.

12. The headband of claim 9 , wherein the skin preparation surface comprises a plurality of skin-roughening features.

13. The headband of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of skin-roughening features comprises ridges, bumps, grooves, or a combination thereof.

14. The headband of claim 1 , wherein a base of the another one or more electrode assemblies configured without an elongate member has a flat bottom surface.

15. The headband of claim 1 , further comprising at least one electrically conductive wire connected to each the plurality of electrode assemblies to deliver EEG signals therefrom to one or more of a controller and an output device.

16. The headband of claim 15 , wherein the controller is further configured to record the EEG signals from the electrode assemblies.

17. The headband of claim 1 , wherein the conductive fluid or gel enters the recess directly from the distal opening of the lumen.

18. The headband of claim 1 , wherein the recess is a recessed surface of the tissue-contacting surface.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2026
From: CERIBELL, INC.
To: MIDCAP FUNDING IV TRUST
Reel/Frame 075533/0311 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2024
From: PARVIZI, JOSEF; CHAO, XINGJUAN; BACHELDER, BRADLEY G.; WOO, RAYMOND; HERRON, MATHEW; SAADAT, VAHID; GRANT, ALEXANDER M.; YI, JIANCHUN
To: CERIBELL, INC.
Reel/Frame 066706/0933 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17089586 · Nov 4, 2020
Continuation 15783346 · Oct 13, 2017
Continuation 15387381 · Dec 21, 2016
Provisional Application 62314873 · Mar 29, 2016
Related Publication 20220117536A1 · Apr 21, 2022
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