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A transcutaneous nerve and/or muscle stimulation electrode is provided which may be contoured to the skin areas of a patient and stretched therewith while impulse signals are electrically conducted into the body. This stretching ability is provided by a conductive fabric which includes an array of c

A transcutaneous nerve and/or muscle stimulation electrode is provided which may be contoured to the skin areas of a patient and stretched therewith while impulse signals are electrically conducted into the body. This stretching ability is provided by a conductive fabric which includes an array of conductive fibers with interstitial areas therebetween. A conductive adhesive fills interstitial areas of the conductive fabric and provides for adhering the electrode to the patient\s skin.

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A flexible transcutaneous electrical nerve and/or muscle stimulation electrode comprising: a conductive fabric comprising conductive fiber means for both enabling the conductive fabric to be stretched, and for directly coupling electrical signals to a patient\s skin, said conductive fabric comprisin

A flexible transcutaneous electrical nerve and/or muscle stimulation electrode comprising: a conductive fabric comprising conductive fiber means for both enabling the conductive fabric to be stretched, and for directly coupling electrical signals to a patient\s skin, said conductive fabric comprising an array of conductive fibers with interstitial areas therebetween; flexible solid conductive adhesive means disposed within said interstitial areas and on one side of said conductive fabric for both adhering the flexible transcutaneous electrical nerve and/or muscle stimulation electrode to the skin of a patient and providing an electrical conducting contact therebetween; electrical lead wire means interconnected with said conductive fabric and adapted for interconnection with an electrical stimulation device for providing electrical signals to said conductive fabric; and, non-conductive sheet means disposed on another side of said conductive fabric for preventing undesired electrical contact with the conductive fabric.