Electro-optical photoplethysmographic connector
AssigneeZynex Monitoring Solutions, Inc.
InventorTheodore Philip Delianides
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Abstract
A photoplethysmographic device has a monitor with a monitor connector and a patient cable. The patient cable has a patient cable connector, a cable, and a sensor. The monitor connector and the patient cable connector each have an electrical portion with two or more electrical connections and an optical portion with two or more optical connections. The monitor connector and the patient cable connector are removably couplable to each other. The optical connections of the optical portions of the monitor connector and the patient cable connector are physical contact connections. At least one of the optical portions of either the monitor connector or the patient cable connector is movably positioned within the associated monitor connector or patient cable connector.
Claims14
A photoplethysmographic device comprising:
- a monitor with a monitor connector;
- a patient cable, the patient cable comprising a patient cable connector, a cable, and a sensor;
- the monitor connector and the patient cable connector each comprising an electrical portion with two or more electrical connections and an optical portion with two or more optical connections;
- wherein the monitor connector and the patient cable connector are removably couplable to each other;
- wherein the optical connections of the optical portions of the monitor connector and the patient cable connector are physical contact connections;
- and
- at least one of the optical portions of either the monitor connector or the patient cable connector is movably positioned within the associated monitor connector or patient cable connector.
A method of assembling a monitor connector and a patient cable connector pair for a photoplethysmographic device, comprising the steps of:
- for the monitor connector:
- positioning an electrical portion within a monitor connector housing;
- inserting two or more electrical connections into the electrical portion;
- positioning an optical portion within the monitor connector housing;
- inserting two or more optical connections into the optical portion;
- coupling the monitor connector to a photoplethysmographic monitor;
- for the patient cable connector:
- positioning an electrical portion within a patient cable connector housing;
- inserting two or more electrical connections into the electrical portion;
- positioning an optical portion within the patient cable connector housing;
- inserting two or more optical connections into the optical portion;
- coupling the patient cable connector to a sensor;
- wherein the monitor connector and the patient cable connector are removably couplable to each other;
- wherein the optical connections of the optical portions of the monitor connector and the patient cable connector are physical-contact connections;
- and
- at least one of the optical portions of either the monitor connector or the patient cable connector is movably positioned within the associated monitor connector or patient cable connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.