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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 61', 'Application No. 14197600', 'Application No. 2010235901', 'Application No. 11869957', 'Application No. 2001180072455', 'art 16', 'art 9', 'art 9']

US9107594B2 - ECG electrode connector - Google Patents
US9107594B2
US9107594B2 US14/324,380 US201414324380A US9107594B2 US 9107594 B2 US9107594 B2 US 9107594B2 US 201414324380 A US201414324380 A US 201414324380A US 9107594 B2 US9107594 B2 US 9107594B2
US14/324,380
US20140322945A1 (en
2013-09-30 Priority to US14/041,471 priority patent/US8795004B2/en
2014-07-07 Priority to US14/324,380 priority patent/US9107594B2/en
2014-07-07 Application filed by Covidien LP filed Critical Covidien LP
2014-10-30 Publication of US20140322945A1 publication Critical patent/US20140322945A1/en
2015-07-07 Assigned to COVIDIEN LP reassignment COVIDIEN LP ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: MEYER, PETER, SELVITELLI, DAVID, YU, PETER
2015-08-18 Publication of US9107594B2 publication Critical patent/US9107594B2/en
Shown is an ECG electrode lead wire connector which provides improved electrical and mechanical coupling of the ECG electrode press stud to the lead wire, provides enhanced ergonomics to the clinician, and may alleviate patient discomfort associated with the attachment and removal of ECG leads. The connector may be engaged and disengaged with little or no force imparted to the patient or the ECG pad, which significantly minimizes the risk of inadvertent dislodgement of the pad. In one embodiment the shown connector provides a thumb cam lever which affirmatively engages the press stud to the connector, and provides tactile feedback to the clinician that the connector is properly engaged. In other embodiments, the connector provides a pushbutton to enable the clinician to easily engage and disengage the connector from the ECG stud. The shown connectors may also decrease clinician fatigue, and may provide more reliable ECG results.
This application is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/041,471, filed on Sep. 30, 2013, which is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/785,713, filed on Mar. 5, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,690,611, which is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/443,096, filed on Apr. 10, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,408,948, which is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/182,656, filed on Jul. 14, 2011, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,152,571, which is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/330,550, filed on Dec. 9, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,038,484, which claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/012,825, filed Dec. 11, 2007, the entirety of each of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein for all purposes.
a housing having an opening dimensioned to receive a press stud of an ECG electrode pad;
an electrical contact member fixed to the housing and having a contact region disposed within the housing opening; and
a pivotable lever having at least an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein the lever comprises an actuating portion, an engaging region, and a pivot, the engaging region configured to operably engage the press stud to cause a portion of the press stud to contact the contact region of the electrical contact member when the lever is in the engaged position.
2. The ECG connector assembly of claim 1 wherein the engaging region is located between the pivot and the actuating portion.
3. The ECG connector assembly of claim 1 wherein the pivot is located between the engaging region and the actuating portion.
4. The ECG connector assembly of claim 1 further comprising a biasing member configured to bias the lever towards the engaged position.
5. The ECG connector assembly of claim 1 wherein the electrical contact member defines a contact plane and wherein the lever is pivotable about an axis orthogonal to the contact plane.
6. The ECG connector assembly of claim 1 wherein the contact region of the electrical contact member comprises a second opening smaller than and disposed at least partially within the housing opening.
7. The ECG connector assembly of claim 1 wherein the actuating portion of the lever protrudes through a lever recess defined in a sidewall of the housing when the lever is in the engaged position.
8. The ECG connector assembly of claim 7 further comprising:
9. The ECG connector assembly of claim 1 further comprising:
10. The ECG connector assembly of claim 1 wherein the housing and the lever are constructed from an electrically non-conducting material.
11. A method of engaging a press stud of an ECU electrode pad with an ECG connector, comprising:
providing the ECG connector having a housing with an opening dimensioned to receive the press stud of an ECG electrode pad, an electrical contact member secured to the housing and having a contact region accessible through the housing opening, and a lever having an actuating portion, an engaging region, and a pivot;
positioning the actuating portion of the lever in a disengaged position;
introducing the press stud into the housing opening; and
positioning the actuating portion of the lever in an engaged position in which the engaging region engages the press stud to cause at least a portion of the press stud to contact the contact region of the electrical contact member.
12. The method of claim 11 further comprising providing a bias member within the housing, wherein positioning the actuating portion of the lever in the engaged position comprises applying a bias force to the lever with the bias member.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein positioning the actuating portion of the lever in the disengaged position comprises applying a pressure to the actuating portion to overcome the bias force.
US14/324,380 2007-12-11 2014-07-07 ECG electrode connector Active US9107594B2 (en)
US14/825,206 Continuation US20160192851A1 (en) 2007-12-11 2015-08-13 ECG Electrode Connector
US20140322945A1 US20140322945A1 (en) 2014-10-30
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