Patent ID: 7210959

Claim:
A cable assembly for interconnecting an oximeter machine to an oximeter finger sensor, comprising: an oximeter machine having a first socket built thereinto; a first fixed-length cable having a jack formed in a proximal and a distal end thereof; said jack at said proximal end of said first cable adapted to releasably engage said first socket; a second socket, said second socket being a double socket having a proximal socket and a distal socket; said jack at said distal end of said first cable adapted to releasably engage said proximal end of said second socket; a second adjustable-length cable including a retractable cable housing, said second cable having a jack at its proximal end and a jack at its distal end; said jack at said proximal end of said second cable adapted to releasably engage a distal end of said second socket; a third socket, said third socket being a double socket having a proximal socket and a distal socket; said jack at said distal end of said second cable adapted to releasably engage said proximal socket of said third socket; a third fixed-length cable having a jack at a proximal end and an oximeter finger sensor at its distal end; said jack at said proximal end of said third cable adapted to releasably engage said distal socket of said third socket; whereby said retractable cable housing minimizes the length of said second adjustable-length cable when said oximeter finger sensor and oximeter machine are interconnected to one another.