Patent ID: 7841898

Claim:
An adapter for use with a triaxial cable having a center conductor, a middle conductor that surrounds the center conductor, and an outer conductor that surrounds the middle conductor, the adapter including: a triaxial connector including a center connector portion, a middle connector portion, and an outer connector portion, the triaxial connector configured to couple to the triaxial cable such that the center connector portion is in electrical communication with the center conductor of the triaxial cable, the middle connector portion is in electrical communication with the middle conductor of the triaxial cable, and the outer connector portion is in electrical communication with the outer conductor of the triaxial cable; a first single-conductor connector in electrical communication with the center connector portion of the triaxial connector, the first single-conductor connector configured to provide the center conductor of the triaxial cable at a potential; and a second single-conductor connector in electrical communication with the middle connector portion of the triaxial connector, the second single-conductor connector configured to provide the middle conductor of the triaxial cable at the same potential as the center conductor of the triaxial cable.