Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/US9737226B2/en
Timestamp: 2019-01-19 04:40:40
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 118369957', 'Application No. 11869957', 'Application No. 11869957', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 20130064924', 'Application No. 201010624971', 'Application No. 11869957', 'Application No. 201310064924', 'Application No. 201180072455', 'Application No. 08171185', 'Application No. 201180072455']

US9737226B2 - ECG electrode connector - Google Patents
US9737226B2
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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/160,798, filed 22 Jan. 2014, entitled ECG ELECTRODE CONNECTOR, which is a continuation of International App. No. PCT/CN2011/077506, filed 22 Jul. 2011, entitled ECG ELECTRODE CONNECTOR, the entire disclosure of each one of which is hereby incorporated by reference for all intents and purposes.
1. A electrocardiogram (ECG) connector, comprising:
a housing defining an opening and a cavity;
an electrode that is disposed on a surface of the opening;
a conductor configured to establish an electrical connection between the electrode and an ECG monitor;
a saddle member that is positioned within the cavity and is offset from a surface of the opening;
a resilient member that is positioned within the cavity and against a surface of the saddle member; and
an engagement member that is positioned within the cavity and configured to rotate about a pivot under force imparted by the resilient member on the engagement member from interaction between the resilient member and the surface of the saddle member to electrically couple the electrode to a patient electrode and secure the patient electrode within the opening when positioned thereto, the pivot being offset from the saddle member within the cavity.
2. The ECG connector of claim 1, wherein the electrode is disposed along a surface of the cavity and in continuity with the surface of the opening.
3. The ECG connector of claim 2, wherein the electrode is fused to a surface of the cavity.
4. The ECG connector of claim 1, wherein the engagement member extends through a slot in the housing.
5. The ECG connector of claim 1, wherein the engagement member comprises a contoured pushbutton.
6. The ECG connector of claim 1, wherein the surface of the saddle member is configured to interact with the resilient member to mechanically load the resilient member to impart the force on the engagement member.
7. An electrocardiogram (ECG) connector assembly, comprising:
a saddle member that is positioned within and is offset from a surface of the cavity; and
an engagement member that is positioned within the cavity and configured to rotate about a pivot under force imparted by a resilient member on the engagement member from interaction between the resilient member and a surface of the saddle member to electrically couple an electrode within the housing to a patient electrode and secure the patient electrode within the opening when the patient electrode is positioned within the opening, the pivot being offset from the saddle member within the cavity.
8. The ECG connector assembly of claim 7, wherein the housing is formed of a non-conductive material.
9. The ECG connector assembly of claim 7, wherein the saddle member is distinct from the engagement member and the resilient member and is formed of a radiolucent non-conductive material.
10. The ECG connector assembly of claim 7, wherein the engagement member is distinct from the saddle member and the resilient member and is formed of a non-conductive material.
11. The ECG connector assembly of claim 7, wherein the resilient member is distinct from the saddle member and the engagement member and is formed of the radiolucent non-conductive material.
12. The ECG connector assembly of claim 7, further comprising:
a conductor configured to establish an electrical connection between the electrode and an ECG monitor, wherein the electrode is disposed along a surface of the opening.
13. The ECG connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the electrode is formed of a radiolucent conductive material.
14. The ECG connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the electrode is formed from a conductive material comprising conductive powder, conductive ink, or conductive fiber wire.
15. The ECG connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the electrode is disposed along a surface of the cavity and in continuity with the surface of the opening.
16. The ECG connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the conductor is formed of a radiolucent conductive material.
17. The ECG connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the conductor is formed of at least one carbon fiber.
18. The ECG connector assembly of claim 12, further comprising a strain relief member that surrounds and engages an insulator coaxially disposed about the conductor.
19. The ECG connector assembly of claim 7, wherein the surface of the saddle member defines an arcuate shape.
20. The ECG connector assembly of claim 7, wherein the resilient member defines a circle shape, a square shape, a triangle shape, a clover shape, or a lobed shape.
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