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Connector assembly having a cable clamp coupled to a collet including an arbor

US8657620B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Wolfgang Knoll · Mainz, DE
Reinhold Bruesite · Zipf, AT
Erich Birglehner · Zipf, AT
Christian Heinrich · Eßlingen, DE
Christian Holl · Zipf, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 22, 2011
Grant date	Feb 25, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 4, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49174
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A connector assembly for coupling an coaxial cable to an ultrasound probe includes a cable clamp having an opening extending therethrough, the opening sized to receive a coaxial cable therethrough, the coaxial cable including a strain member and a plurality of coaxial cables extending therethrough, and a collet configured to couple to the cable clamp, the collet including an arbor that is configured to tension the strain member to a predetermined tension. A method of fabricating a connector assembly and an ultrasound imaging system are also described herein.

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