Patent ID: 6428336
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A female connector for a guide wire assembly, for coupling a male connector provided on a guide wire to an interface cable, said female connector comprising:clamping means for clamping said male connector in said female connector, such that any axial or rotational motion of said male connector relative to said female connector is prevented; wherein said clamping means comprises a hollow insulating housing provided with means at the proximal end thereof for connecting said interface cable to said housing, and an opening at the distal end for insertion of said male connector therein, means for clamping the male connector comprising a clamping nut adapted to be threaded onto a correspondingly threaded exterior surface of a distal portion of said housing, and a clamping device inserted in the distal portion of said housing, adapted to engage with the outer surface of said male connector when inserted in the female connector, when said clamping nut acts on said clamping device, when said clamping nut is tightened; and wherein said clamping device comprises a tube having in one end thereof slots in the axial direction, forming resilient tongues having spring characteristics, extending from a circular circumference at the other end of said tube.