Patent ID: 8109793
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: A61B,G06F

Abstract:
1. A self-contained electronic instrument comprising: circuitry and a set of electronic components including a microcontroller or microprocessor; a connector block defining an inside volume suitable for receiving a removable memory card having therein a first set of contact terminals, the connector block having a second set of contact terminals for correspondingly making contact with the first set of contact terminals of the removable memory card; a printed circuit carrying the set of electronic components, the circuitry, and the connector block; a case housing the printed circuit and including, in registration with a lateral orifice of the connector block, a first opening through which the removable memory card is receivable; and a plurality of reprogramming contacts for reprogramming the microcontroller or microprocessor from a programming device outside of the instrument; wherein the plurality of reprogramming contacts are disposed on the printed circuit at a distance from the second set of contact terminals for making contact with the first set of contact terminals of the memory card, in a space occupied by the connector block, wherein the plurality of reprogramming contacts are accessible via a second opening from the inside volume of the connector block, and wherein the microcontroller or microprocessor is reprogrammed from the programming device using an insert having a plurality of contact blades, and when the insert is inserted for programming the microcontroller or microprocessor into the connector block, the plurality of contact blades of the insert extend through the second opening and make contact with the plurality of reprogramming contacts.