Electrical connector for multi-contact medical electrodes
US6415168B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S439/909
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrical connector for multi-contact medical electrodes with plural-contact tails, including a first elongate member having a first face and an array of electrical conductors, preferably spring-loaded ball plungers, positioned therealong and a second elongate member extending along the first elongate member and having a tail-receiving void, a second face parallel to the void with access openings to expose the plural tail contacts, the second elongate member being pivotable, between open and closed positions with respect to the first elongate member. Pivoting is about an axis along the lengths of the elongate members. The closed position serves to place the plural contacts of a tail into engagement with the electrical conductors. Some preferred embodiments include: the elongate members in nested relationship; stop surfaces defining a closed position in which the ball plungers engage the plural contacts in a just-beyond-center position; laterally-extending access openings on the second face to receive the ball plungers on pivoting; and the plural contacts being sleeves with necked-in ends to allow non-destructive withdrawal of the tail in the closed position.
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