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An electrode and connector are detachably connected to one another for use in defibrillating or pacing a patient's heart. The connector includes two jaw members which clamp over a tab portion of the electrode. The jaw members include electrical contacts which engage and contact the conductive sheet

An electrode and connector are detachably connected to one another for use in defibrillating or pacing a patient's heart. The connector includes two jaw members which clamp over a tab portion of the electrode. The jaw members include electrical contacts which engage and contact the conductive sheet within the electrode. This provides electrical continuity from the electrode through the connector to a lead wire.

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[ What is claimed is:] [5.]5. A connector for providing electrical connection between an electrical wire and a defibrillating or pacing electrode, said electrode comprising a dielectric backing layer, a conductive sheet layer, and a conductive gel layer; the conductive sheet layer having a tab porti

[ What is claimed is:] [5.]5. A connector for providing electrical connection between an electrical wire and a defibrillating or pacing electrode, said electrode comprising a dielectric backing layer, a conductive sheet layer, and a conductive gel layer; the conductive sheet layer having a tab portion with an exposed tab contact, said tab portion and said exposed tab contact having a hole extending therethrough; said connector comprising:a first jaw member having an electrically conductive first jaw contact and a second jaw member having an electrically conductive second jaw contact, said jaw members being hinged together for hinged movement about a jaw axis from an open position to a closed position;the first and second jaw contacts being in electrical connection with said conductive wire both when said first and second jaw members are in said open position and when said first and second jaw members are in said closed position;the first jaw member having a post thereon and the second jaw member having an opening therein;the first and second jaw members being movable to said closed position embracing the tab portion therebetween with said post extending through the hole in the tab portion and at least partially through the opening in the second jaw member, and with at least one of said first and second jaw contacts being in electrical contact with the exposed tab to create electrical continuity from the conductive sheet layer to the electrically conductive wire.