Wearable cardioverter defibrillator latching connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020406044-A1
Application number	US-202016994525-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 14, 2020
Priority date	Feb 15, 2018
Publication date	Dec 31, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A wearable cardioverter defibrillator (“WCD”) latching connector system includes a receptacle positioned within a WCD monitor, and a connector configured to removably engage the receptacle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) system comprising:
a WCD connector, the WCD connector having shielding for electrical signals; and a WCD monitor, the WCD monitor having a receptacle configured to latchably couple with the WCD connector and having shielding configured to shield the WCD system.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the WCD connector comprises baffle like structures configured to prevent ingress of water into the receptacle.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the baffle like structures are configured to prevent ingress of water to an Ingress Protection (IP) rating of IPX2 to IPX4.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein, the WCD connector shielding comprises a metal shielding.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein, the metal shielding comprises a die cast zinc alloy with nickel plating.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the WCD monitor shielding comprises a metal shielding.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the metal shielding comprises a beryllium copper alloy.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the receptacle comprises moving parts configured to latch with the WCD connector.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the moving parts comprise of moving parts made of engineered thermoplastic selected to reduce chemical bonding of the moving parts.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the WCD connector comprises one or more tabs configured to latch within the receptacle of the WCD monitor.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the WCD connector comprises high voltage pins and low voltage pins.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the two high voltage pins and the thirteen low voltage pins are arranged in a substantially trapezoidal layout.

13 . A wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) connector comprising:
a plurality of electrical pins; one or more electrical shields configured to surround the electrical pins to electrically shield the plurality of electrical pins; and one or more tabs disposed on the sides of the WCD connector configured to facilitate latching of the WCD connector in a receptacle of a WCD monitor.

14 . The WCD connector of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of pins are arranged in a substantially trapezoidal layout.

15 . The WCD connector of claim 13 further comprising baffle like structures configured to prevent ingress of water into the receptacle.

16 . The WCD connector of claim 13 , wherein, the WCD shielding comprises a metal shielding.

17 . A wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) monitor comprising:
a housing; a receptacle included in the housing, the receptacle configured to receive a WCD connector; and a plurality of latching features disposed within the receptacle, the plurality of latching features configured to latchably couple with the WCD connector; and a shield, the shield included within the receptacle and configured to electrically shield electrical signals between the WCD monitor and the WCD connector.

18 . The WCD monitor of claim 17 , wherein the shielding comprises a metal shielding.

19 . The WCD monitor of claim 17 , wherein the metal shielding comprises a beryllium copper alloy.

20 . The WCD monitor of claim 17 further comprising a button configured to latch and unlatch the WCD connector from the receptacle.

Assignees

• West Affum Holdings Corp

Inventors

• Piha Daniel R
• Buchanan Robert R
• Meeker Dallas E
• Medema Douglas K
• Nguyen Quan H

Classifications

• A61N1/0472

  Structure-related aspects · CPC title

• A61N1/3968

  Constructional arrangements, e.g. casings (A61N1/375 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61N1/046

  Specially adapted for shock therapy, e.g. defibrillation · CPC title

• A61N1/3904 Primary

  External heart defibrillators [EHD] · CPC title

• A61N1/3937

  Monitoring output parameters · CPC title