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A body electrode including a visual indicator to ensure optimal parallel positioning and electrical current distribution between the electrode and the body. The indicator comprises a flap imprinted with alternating areas of green and red indicia, and an exterior sheet overlying the flap and defining

A body electrode including a visual indicator to ensure optimal parallel positioning and electrical current distribution between the electrode and the body. The indicator comprises a flap imprinted with alternating areas of green and red indicia, and an exterior sheet overlying the flap and defining three windows. The flap and the exterior sheet are attached at longitudinally spaced locations to a stretchable, insulating cover sheet. Stretching the electrode to a predetermined optimal degree of tension aligns green indicia with the windows, and presence of red indicia in the windows indicates either excessive or insufficient applied tension.

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A body electrode for use with an electromedical instrument and removably attachable to a person\s body, said electrode comprising a manually stretchable, electrically insulating cover sheet having an outer surface adapted to face away from the body, and an inner surface adapted to face toward the bo

A body electrode for use with an electromedical instrument and removably attachable to a person\s body, said electrode comprising a manually stretchable, electrically insulating cover sheet having an outer surface adapted to face away from the body, and an inner surface adapted to face toward the body; electric circuit means for maintaining the body in electrically conducting relation to an electromedical instrument, said electric circuit means comprising an electrically conductive inner portion adjacent said inner surface, and terminal means connected in an electrically conducting relation to said inner portion; and indicator means to ensure proper manual adjustment of tension on said cover sheet to optimize electrical current distribution between said inner portion and the body, said indicator means comprising an exterior sheet attached to said outer surface of said cover sheet and defining a viewing zone; and a flap having a fixed portion attached to said outer surface of the cover sheet and a principal portion longitudinally shiftable and freely slidable between said exterior sheet and said cover sheet upon longitudinal stretching of said cover sheet, said flap including an outer surface imprinted with indicia contrasting visibly with surrounding portions of said outer surface of said flap, said indicia being visibly aligned with said viewing zone upon longitudinally stretching said cover sheet to apply a predetermined optimal degree of tension, and wherein misalignment between said viewing zone and said indicia reveals excessive and insufficient stretch tension applied to said cover sheet.