Patent ID: 8564291

Claim:
A magnetic resonance system comprising: a main magnet for generating a substantially uniform main magnetic field in an examination region; a gradient coil assembly for imposing gradient magnetic fields on the main magnetic field in the examination region, spatially encoding the main magnetic field; a radio frequency assembly for inducing magnetic resonance in selected dipoles of a subject in the examination region, and receiving the magnetic resonance; a monitor for analyzing signals originating from sensors in the examination region, the monitor including a connector for providing an interface between sensor leads and a printed circuit board within the monitor, the connector including: electrical connector pins which are parallel to and mate with solder pads of the circuit board adjacent an edge of the circuit board; upper tabs and lower tabs that engage upper and lower surfaces of the circuit board and are staggered such that the upper and lower tabs prevent vertical movement, pitching, and rolling of the connector relative to the circuit board; first and second snap hooks that engage snap locks in the circuit board that prevent separation of the connector and circuit board and prevent yawing of the connector relative to the circuit board; and a tab extension extending from one of the tabs that engages a notch in the circuit board and prevents transverse movement of the connector relative to the circuit board, the tab extension being offset between the snap hooks such that the snap hooks cannot engage the snap locks unless the tab extension engages the notch, the tab extension further being of the same width as the one of the tabs from which it extends.