Medical clip
US4220387A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 1979 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S439/909
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical terminal clip is disclosed, particularly for use in connecting a lead wire or conductor to an electrode conventionally secured to the skin surface of a human or animal. The electrode comprises a male projection of the buttontype with an enlarged diameter head portion disposed within a recessed area of the electrode. The clip is generally V or wishbone shaped and includes a pair of support arms secured together at one end and normally spaced from each other at the other end. The arms carry resilient conductive loops normally biased out of overlapping condition but movable upon the application of external force into an overlapped condition wherein the clip may be applied over the head portion of the electrode. The support arms have offset depending shoulder portions from which the conductive loops extend and which are positionable within the recessed area of the electrode when the arms are moved toward each other. The support arms are integrally formed of resilient dielectric plastic material in an initial unstressed generally V-shape, with a female socket embedded in the plastic and electrically connected by conductor means to the conductive loops. Replaceable or interchan…
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