Patent ID: 6508809
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: A61B,A61G,A61M

Abstract:
A device for connecting a plurality of apparatuses and instruments of a medical system, comprising:a plurality of instrument connectors; a plurality of receiver connectors; said plurality of instrument connectors and said plurality of receiver connectors defining a first plurality of subsets, each of said first plurality of subsets having a color associated therewith, wherein the color associated with each subset is visually distinct from the colors associated with other subsets; each of said first plurality of subsets comprising a second plurality of subsets, each of said second plurality of subsets having a symbol associated therewith; each of said second plurality of subsets comprising a third plurality of subsets, each of said third plurality of subsets having a marker associated therewith; and wherein each of said plurality of instrument connectors and each of said plurality of receiver connectors includes the color, symbol, and marker corresponding to said first plurality of subsets, said second plurality of subsets, and said third plurality of subsets with which it is associated to facilitate matching of corresponding instrument connectors and receiver connectors.