Discriminating medical electrode connector

Details Discriminating medical electrode connector Discriminating medical electrode connector

1988-10-21

1990-04-10

Briggs, William

Electrical connectors

With insulation other than conductor sheath

Having movable insulated part for securing conductor or...

128639, 128798, 439838, 439909, H01R 448, A61B 504

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049156560

ABSTRACT:
A discriminating connector (38) can be connected to a defibrillation electrode (36), but not to an ECG monitoring electrode (10), even though both electrodes (38 and 10) have identical conducting posts (50 and 12). The discriminating connector (38) is formed by upper and lower members (40 and 42) and a pivot (44) that connects the upper and lower members (40 and 42) so as to define an opening (43). A mating receptacle (48) is disposed within an upper wall (74) of the opening (43). A distance (49) between the mating receptacle (48) and the pivot (44) is equal to or greater than a distance (59) between the conducting post (50) and an outer edge (53) of the defibrillation electrode (36) so as to permit the conducting post (50) to be received by the mating receptacle (48). A conductive receptacle (15) in a prior art ECG connector (11) is identical to the mating receptacle (48) and can be attached to the conducting post (50) on the defibrillation electrode (36). The distance (49) of the discriminating connector (38) is less than a distance (19) between the conducting post (12) and an outer edge (30) of the ECG monitoring electrode (10). As a result, the discriminating connector (38) cannot be connected to the ECG monitoring electrode (10).

REFERENCES:
patent: 4555155 (1985-11-01), Drake
patent: 4612936 (1986-09-01), Yamaguchi
patent: 4702256 (1987-10-01), Robinson et al.
patent: 4797125 (1989-01-01), Malana

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