Patent ID: 6714809
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N,G01R,H01R

Abstract:
A connector for receiving an MRI guidewire, comprising:an orifice for receiving an end of said guidewire; a channel communicating with said orifice and providing an insertion path for said end of said guidewire; a first contact at least partly exposed to said channel, said first contact sized and shaped to couple with an inner conductor contact of said guidewire; a second contact at least partly exposed to said channel, said second contact sized and shaped to couple with an outer conductor contact of said guidewire, said first and second contacts being sequentially disposed along said insertion path; an output terminal electrically coupled to said first and second contacts; and a fastener structured and positioned to hold said end of said guidewire within said channel.