Patent ID: 8435079

Claim:
A connector assembly having a cooperating interior structure for electrically connecting an electrode with a lead array to monitoring or stimulating equipment, comprising: a) an elongated top portion having a first end, a second end and a bore extending from said first end through the length of said elongated top portion, said bore for receiving the lead array of an electrode; b) an elongated bottom portion having a first end and a second end; c) a hinge structure for the rotational connection of said second end of said top portion to said second end of said bottom portion; d) a plurality of contacts extending upwardly in said elongated bottom portion for movement into said elongated top portion; e) a locking structure for securing said top portion to said bottom portion; and f) a cable electrically connected to said plurality of contacts of said bottom portion and extending from said connector assembly, said cable having a connector for an EEG recording machine.