US 11,076,791 B2Granted

Patient electrode connectors for electrocardiograph monitoring system

AssigneeAdvantage Medical Electronics, LLC

InventorDavid Kendricks

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Abstract

An electrode connector adapted for attachment to a biomedical patient electrode by either pinch or snap connection includes a pair of pivotally connected members including a connector body and a jaw pivotally connected to said connector body, with the jaw defining a beveled lower surface that functions to urge the jaw open by engagement of the top surface of an ECG stud thereby allowing the connector to be attached by snap engagement. An electrically conducting plate is disposed at the bottom of the connector to maximize electrical contact with the electrode stud. The jaw member further includes a lip functioning to engage a lower portion of the head of the stud and urge the radially enlarged base of the stud into electrical contact with the bottom surface of said electrically conducting member. An ECG electrode connector in accordance with the present invention may further be fabricated of radiolucent materials.

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Dependent claims

An electrode connector comprising:

a connector body, said connector body having a jaw member, said jaw member pivotally connected to said connector body;
said connector body and jaw member configurable between an open configuration and a closed configuration;
said connector body and said jaw member biased with a biasing member to the closed configuration;
said jaw member defining a beveled bottom edge, said beveled bottom edge functioning, upon engagement with a head of an electrode stud, to urge said jaw member toward said open configuration, said beveled bottom edge positioned to engage said electrode stud at a lower portion of said head;
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an electrically conducting member disposed in electrically conducting contact with a portion of the electrode stud upon attachment of said electrode connector to the electrode stud, wherein, upon attachment of said electrode connector to said electrode stud, said beveled bottom edge urges said electrode stud into contact with a bottom surface of said electrically conducting member.

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Facts

Application: 16/694,523Filed 25 Nov 2019 · continuation
Priority: 12 Feb 2013
Published: US 2020/0085332 A119 Mar 2020
Granted: 3 Aug 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

A61B 5/274
Connection of cords, cables or leads to electrodes: using snap or button fasteners
A61B 5/28
Specially adapted for particular uses: for electrocardiography [ECG]
A61B 2562/0209
Details of sensors specially adapted for in-vivo measurements: special features of electrodes classified in A61B5/24, A61B5/25, A61B5/283,…
A61B 2562/17
Details of sensor housings or probes; Details of structural supports for sensors: comprising radiolucent components

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Application61/763,519Us provisional application · filed 12 Feb 2013
Application14/178,838Parent of this continuation · filed 12 Feb 2014
Application14/987,954Parent of this continuation · filed 5 Jan 2016
US 9,226,680 B1Parent of this continuation · filed 5 Jan 2016
Application16/025,060Parent of this continuation · filed 2 Jul 2018
US 10,010,257 B1Parent of this continuation · filed 3 Jul 2018
US 2020/0085332 A1Pre-grant publication · published 19 Mar 2020
US 10,506,937 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2018/0310852 A1Published application
US 11,076,791 B2This patent

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