US 7,255,609 B1 · Biomedical electrode connector device

Abstract

A connector assembly for connecting a wire lead to a biomedical electrode. The connector assembly has a base housing. A metal conductor is disposed within the base housing. The metal conductor is formed from a single piece of sheet metal, wherein the metal conductor has a flat front section and a rear section that is curved into at least one spring structure. A lever is provided that has a front end and a tail end. A locking pawl extends from the lever and locks the snap connection in place. The locking pawl can be released by pressing inwardly on the sides of the base housing. When the sides of the base housing are pressed together, wedge elements advance under the lever and lift the front of the lever. The result is a release mechanism that applied only a minimal amount of lateral forces to the biomedical electrode.

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Dependent claims

A connector assembly for connecting a wire lead to a biomedical electrode, said assembly comprising:

a base housing having a bottom surface, opposing side wall structures, and wedges that extend inwardly from said side wall structures;
a metal conductor disposed within said base housing, said metal conductor having a front section and a rear section, wherein said rear section is curved into at least one spring structure;
a lever having a front end and a tail end, wherein said lever is pivotably coupled to said base housing in between said front end and said tail end, and wherein said wedges on said opposing side wall structures contact said lever biasing said front end of said lever upwardly when said opposing side wall structures are pressed toward each other.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Biomedical electrode connector device

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Biomedical electrode connector device

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Abstract

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