Connection arrangement for monitoring fetal heart rate
US5632274A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 27, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S607/902
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A connector attached to an end of a twisted wire pair, whose other end has fetal and maternal electrodes. A driving tube is removed from the twisted wire pair by pulling a drive handle and driving tube over the connector. The outer diameter of the connector is smaller than the inner diameter of the driving tube. After the connector is free, it is inserted into a housing of a leg plate, which electrically interconnects terminals of the connector and thereby the electrodes with a remote monitoring device. The housing has finger grips to help hold the housing during the insertion of the connector. The leg plate also has a base which is held in position against a mother's leg and has a ground electrode which is also electrically interconnected with the device. The housing is rotatable relative to the base.
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