ECG electrode connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9107594-B2
Application number	US-201414324380-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2014
Priority date	Dec 11, 2007
Publication date	Aug 18, 2015
Grant date	Aug 18, 2015

Abstract

Shown is an ECG electrode lead wire connector which provides improved electrical and mechanical coupling of the ECG electrode press stud to the lead wire, provides enhanced ergonomics to the clinician, and may alleviate patient discomfort associated with the attachment and removal of ECG leads. The connector may be engaged and disengaged with little or no force imparted to the patient or the ECG pad, which significantly minimizes the risk of inadvertent dislodgement of the pad. In one embodiment the shown connector provides a thumb cam lever which affirmatively engages the press stud to the connector, and provides tactile feedback to the clinician that the connector is properly engaged. In other embodiments, the connector provides a pushbutton to enable the clinician to easily engage and disengage the connector from the ECG stud. The shown connectors may also decrease clinician fatigue, and may provide more reliable ECG results.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An ECG connector assembly, comprising:
a housing having an opening dimensioned to receive a press stud of an ECG electrode pad;
an electrical contact member fixed to the housing and having a contact region disposed within the housing opening; and
a pivotable lever having at least an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein the lever comprises an actuating portion, an engaging region, and a pivot, the engaging region configured to operably enga…

Assignees

• Covidien Lp

Inventors

• Selvitelli David
• Meyer Peter
• Yu Peter

Classifications

• H01R13/6277 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• A61B2562/227

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• H01R2101/00

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01R2201/12

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01R13/639

  Electricity · mapped topic