Patent ID: 6457984
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: A61B,H01R,H02G

Abstract:
A jackbox for releasably coupling a plurality of electrical leads to associated equipment, the plurality of electrical leads connectable to a patient and to the jackbox for carrying signals corresponding to at least one physiological parameter of the patient, the jackbox comprising:an enclosure having an open position and a closed position; and a plurality of electrical connectors connectable to at least some of the plurality of electrical leads carrying the signals corresponding to the at least one physiological parameter of the patient, the plurality of electrical connectors located inside the enclosure from which the plurality of electrical leads extend to the patient, the plurality of electrical leads extending from the patient to the jackbox being disconnectable from the plurality of electrical connectors when the enclosure is in its open position and resistant to disconnection when the enclosure is in its closed position, the plurality of electrical connectors being accessible when the enclosure is in its open position and being substantially inaccessible when the enclosure is in its closed position.