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Electrodes and Applicators

"Medical Electricity" implies the interaction of electricity and the human body. Electrodes are the place the two meet. Throughout the years, they've come in an amazing variety.

G1 - cautery (via resistance heating)
G2 - diathermy
G2.1 - conduction
G2.2 - induced currents
G3 - electrosurgery
G4 - direct electrical stimulation
G4.1 - monopolar
G4.1.1 - sponge and felt pad electrodes
G4.1.2 - metal sheets and plates
G4.1.3 - metal tubes (solid or hollow)
G4.1.4 - electrode on/for end of insulated shaft
G4.2 - bipolar
G4.3 - brushes, combs
G4.4 - exotic -- rollers, etc.
G5 - indirect (corona)
G6 - pickup (e.g. ECG, EEG)



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