Patent ID: 9570842
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A magnetic connection system for coupling a diagnostic or therapeutic device to a removable probe, wherein said device has a cable with a first end coupled thereto, and a second end, said connection system comprising: a first connector portion terminating the second end of said device cable, the first connector portion including a first pair of magnets comprising: a second connector portion positioned within or upon said probe, the second connector portion including a second pair of magnets comprising: wherein the first magnet and the third magnet are arranged such that each magnetic pole of the first and third sets of magnetic poles is aligned with a pole of opposite polarity when the first connector portion is in a first orientation relative to the second connector portion, and wherein the second magnet and the fourth magnet are arranged such that each magnetic pole of the second and fourth sets of magnetic poles is aligned with a pole of opposite polarity only when the first connector portion is in the first orientation relative to the second connector portion.