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Magnetic connector

  • US 10,205,272 B2
  • Filed: 10/07/2016
  • Issued: 02/12/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A magnetic connector for a patient monitoring system where a patient monitor communicates with and receives information from a sensing device and the communications are sensitive to magnetic interferences, the connector comprising:

  • a receptacle having a first contact set proximate a first magnetic connector, the first magnetic connector comprising an inner receptacle core, an outer receptacle core, and a coil wound around the inner receptacle core and enclosed by the outer receptacle core, wherein a magnetic field is generated upon application of a current to the coil, a magnetic flux resulting from the magnetic field being substantially confined within walls of the inner and outer receptacle cores; and

    a plug having a second contact set proximate a second magnetic connector,wherein the first magnetic connector is configured to magnetically attract the second magnetic connector when the plug is oriented in a first alignment with the receptacle, the first alignment permitting an electrical connection between the first contact set and the second contact set, wherein the electrical connection between the first contact set and the second contact set communicatively couples a patient monitoring device with a sensing device.

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