Socket module, electrosurgical device, and set with a socket module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9385486-B2
Application number	US-201514817848-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 4, 2015
Priority date	Aug 6, 2014
Publication date	Jul 5, 2016
Grant date	Jul 5, 2016

Abstract

A socket module for an electrosurgical device has a housing ( 10 ), at least two connectors ( 11, 12 ) each having two contacts ( 11 a , 11 b , 12 a, 12 b ). A first connection member ( 13 ) electrically connects a first contact ( 11 a ) of the first connector ( 11 ) to a first contact ( 12 a ) of the second connector ( 12 ). The first connection member ( 13 ) has two contact regions ( 13 a, 13 b ), of which a first contact region ( 13 a ) is connected to the first contact ( 11 a ) of the first connector ( 11 ) and a second contact region ( 13 b ) is connected to the first contact ( 12 a ) of the second connector ( 12 ). A printed circuit board ( 15 ) is arranged in the housing ( 10 ) and electrically connected to the first connector. ( 11 ) The printed circuit board ( 15 ) supports a third contact region ( 15 a, 15 b ) which connects the first connector ( 11 ) to the printed circuit board ( 15 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising a socket module comprising:
a housing ( 10 ),
at least two connectors ( 11 , 12 ), individual ones of the at least two connectors including two contacts ( 11 a , 11 b , 12 a , 12 b ) and at least a first connection means ( 13 ) which electrically connects a first contact ( 11 a ) of the first connector ( 11 ) to a first contact ( 12 a ) of the second connector ( 12 ),
wherein
the first connection means ( 13 ) has two contact regions ( 13 a , 13 b ), of which a first contact region ( 13 a ) is connected to the first contact ( 11 a ) of the first connector ( 11 ) and a second contact region ( 13 b ) is connected to the first contact ( 12 a ) of the second connector ( 12 ), in positive manner and/or in non-positive manner in each case, and
a printed circuit board ( 15 ) is arranged in the housing ( 10 ), which board is electrically connected to the first connector ( 11 ), the printed circuit board ( 15 ) having a third contact region ( 15 a , 15 b ) which connects the first connector ( 11 ) to the printed circuit board ( 15 ) in positive manner or in non-positive manner.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the socket module further comprises a second connection means ( 14 ) electrically connecting a second contact ( 11 b ) of the first connector ( 11 ) to a second contact ( 12 b ) of the second connector ( 12 ), the second connection means ( 14 ) having two contact regions ( 14 a , 14 b ), of which a first contact region ( 14 a ) is connected to the second contact ( 11 b ) of the first connector ( 11 ) in positive manner and/or in non-positive manner, and a second contact region ( 14 b ) is connected to the second contact ( 12 b ) of the second connector ( 12 ) in positive manner and/or in non-positive manner or by a material bond.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first connection means ( 13 ) is connected to the housing ( 10 ).

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first connection means ( 13 ) is connected to a removable cover of the housing ( 10 ) and the second connection means ( 14 ) is connected to a base ( 10 a ) of the housing ( 10 ).

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the contact regions ( 13 a , 13 b ) of the first connection means ( 13 ) form clips and/or flexible tongues which are latched with the first contacts ( 11 a , 12 a ) and/or lie against them.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the contact regions ( 14 a , 14 b ) of the second connection means ( 14 ) form clips and/or flexible tongues and/or bearing surfaces which are latched with the second contacts ( 11 b , 12 b ) and/or lie against them and/or are connected thereto by a material bond.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first connection means ( 13 ) forms a metal strip ( 16 ), on ends of which the contact regions ( 13 a , 13 b , 14 a , 14 b ) are provided.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the third contact region ( 15 a , 15 b ) forms at least one clip which is connected to the printed circuit board ( 15 ).

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the contact regions ( 13 a , 13 b , 14 a , 14 b , 15 a , 15 b ) have two jaws ( 17 ) arranged opposite one another, which in a holding state are acted upon by a spring force.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first connector ( 11 ) comprises a contact pin ( 23 a , 23 b ) which has a stop ( 18 ) which cooperates with an outer edge ( 19 ) of the printed circuit board ( 15 ) to position the connector ( 11 ).

11. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first connector ( 11 ) comprises two contact pins ( 23 a , 23 b ) which form the first and second contact ( 11 a , 11 b ) of the first connector ( 11 ).

12. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second connector ( 12 ) comprises a female socket and a ratchet spring, the female socket forming the first contact ( 12 a ) and the ratchet spring the second contact ( 12 b ) of the second connector ( 12 ).

13. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second connector ( 12 ) is placed on at least one holding pin ( 20 ) and is fixed by at least one sleeve-like holding-down means which surrounds the holding pin ( 20 ).

14. The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising an electrosurgical device incorporating one or more of the socket module.

15. The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising the socket module and a removal tool which has at least one unlocking bar with a free end.

16. An apparatus comprising a socket module comprising:
a housing,
at least two connectors, individual ones of the at least two connectors including two contacts and at least a first connection member configured to electrically connect a first contact of the first connector to a first contact of the second connector,
a printed circuit board arranged in the housing and electrically connected to the first connector,
wherein the first connection member supports two contact regions, of which a first contact region is connected to the first contact of the first connector and a second contact region is connected to the first contact of the second connector, in positive manner and/or in non-positive manner in each case, and
wherein the printed circuit board supports a third contact region configured to connect the first connector to the printed circuit board in positive manner or in non-positive manner.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the socket module further comprises a second connection member configured to electrically connect a second contact of the first connector to a second contact of the second connector, wherein the second connection member supports two contact regions, of which a first contact region is connected to the second contact of the first connector in positive manner and/or in non-positive manner, and a second contact region is connected to the second contact of the second connector in positive manner and/or in non-positive manner or by a material bond.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the contact regions of the first connection member form clips and/or flexible tongues configured to latch with the first contacts ( 11 a , 12 a ) and/or lie against them.

Assignees

• Erbe Elektromedizin

Inventors

• Bopp Benjamin
• Zimmermann Torsten
• Hauger Armin
• Stocker Juergen

Classifications

• A61B2018/00178

  Electrical connectors · CPC title

• H01R13/665 Primary

  with built-in electronic circuit (H01R13/70, H01R13/719 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01R24/58

  Contacts spaced along longitudinal axis of engagement · CPC title

• H01R2201/12

  for medicine and surgery · CPC title

• H01R27/00

  Coupling parts adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts ({for dissimilar contact members H01R13/35}; supported only by co-operation with a counterpart H01R31/00; with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/90) · CPC title