Patent ID: 7914350
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: A61B,H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for creating an electrical connection with an electrically conductive element, the apparatus comprising: a first contact element having an engagement surface for engaging a first side of the electrically conductive element; a second contact element having an opposing engagement surface for engaging a second side of the electrically conductive element, the second contact element disposed opposite the first contact element, wherein the first contact element is slideable past the second contact element to form a scissor-like jaw; a plurality of stages formed in the scissor-like jaw, each stage comprising a valley formed in at least one of the engagement surface of the first contact element and the opposing engagement surface of the second contact element, each stage comprising a different sized stage; and wherein at least one of the first contact element and the second contact element comprise an electrically conductive material to conduct an electrical current between the electrically conductive element and at least one of the first contact element and the second contact element.