The present invention concerns an electrode for establishing electrical contact with the skin. The electrode comprises an electrically conductive gel (12) covering a part of a first side of an electrically conductive layer (4) and an electrically conductive by-pass element (19). The by-pass element extends,...http://www.google.com/patents/US7146228?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7146228 - Skin electrode with a by-pass element