Patent ID: 6324416
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
A connecting device for an intra-atrial ECG lead comprising a connecting cable, said connecting cable including a single wire conductor and an insulation coverings the connecting cable having a first end provided with a first connector for connection to an electric lead of a vena cava catheter and having a second end provided with a second connector; an adapter with a first input adapted to be connected to an ECG clamp, a second input adapted to be connected to the second connector of the connecting cable, an output adapted to be connected to a patient cable of a display; the second connector having a conductive sleeves said conductive sleeve including a first portion electrically connected to the second end of the single wire conductor of the connecting cable, the conductive sleeve including a terminal end socket portion adapted to fit a plug portion of the second input to form a single electrically conductive connection path between the conductive sleeve and the single wire conductor, and said conductive sleeve further including a conductive shaft portion adjacent said terminal end socket portion having a larger outer diameter than said terminal end socket portion, and said conductive shaft portion being adapted to be clamped by an ECG clamp.