CABLE FOR ENHANCING BIOPOTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME

• US 20100307785A1
• Filed: 06/08/2009
• Published: 12/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Natus Medical Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Cardinal Health 200 Incorporated (Cardinal Health, Inc.)
• Inventors: Reber, Geoffrey, Kolasa, William, Lombardi, Daniel J., Garz, Eric
• Granted Patent: US 8,076,580 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 174/36
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 11/00 Communication cables or conductors

Abstract

A cable for enhancing biopotential measurements, including a core, the core including a first conductive line, a first shield that surrounds the first conductive line, and a first insulator that surrounds the first shield. The cable further includes a control section located outside the core, which includes a second conductive line, a second shield that surrounds the conductive line, and a second insulator that surrounds the second shield.

Claims

1. A cable for enhancing biopotential measurements, comprising:

a feedback core comprising;

a first conductive line comprising a central feedback line;

a first shield that surrounds the central feedback line; and

a first insulator that surrounds the first shield; and

a second conductive line located radially outside the feedback core;

a second shield that surrounds the second conductive line and the feedback core; and

a second insulator that surrounds the second shield.

2. The cable of claim 1, wherein the second conductive line comprises at least one of a low power DC voltage line, a ground line, and a digital control line.

3. The cable of claim 1, further comprising:

a third conductive line located radially outside the second insulator;

a third shield that surrounds the third conductive line; and

a third insulator that surrounds the third shield.

4. The cable of claim 3, further comprising a filler material located adjacent the third conductive line and between the second insulator core and the third shield.

5. The cable of claim 3, further comprising a ground line located outside the third shield.

6. The cable of claim 1, further comprising a filler material located adjacent the second conductive line and between the feedback core and the second shield.

7. The cable of claim 1, wherein each conductive line comprises a conductive material surrounded by an insulating sheath.

8. The cable of claim 1, further comprising a ground line located outside the second shield.

9. The cable of claim 1, further comprising a connector at an end of the cable.

10. The cable of claim 9, wherein the connector comprises a connecting fastener.

11. The cable of claim 9, wherein:

the connector further comprises a respective pullout for each conductive line; and

each conductive line is electrically connected to a respective pinout.

12. A cable for enhancing biopotential measurements, comprising:

a feedback core comprising;

a first conductive line comprising a central feedback line;

a first shield that surrounds the central feedback line; and

a first insulator that surrounds the first shield; and

a control section comprising;

a plurality of conductive control lines located radially outside the feedback core;

a second shield that surrounds the plurality of conductive control lines and the feedback core; and

a second insulator that surrounds the second shield; and

a sensing section comprising;

a plurality of conductive sensing lines radially located outside the control section;

a third shield that surrounds the plurality of conductive sensing lines and the control section; and

a third insulator that surrounds the third shield.

13. The cable of claim 12, wherein the central feedback line, the plurality of conductive control lines, and the plurality of conductive sensing line each comprises a conductive material surrounded by an insulating sheath.

14. The cable of claim 12, wherein the plurality of conductive control lines comprises a low power DC voltage line, a ground line, and at least one digital control line.

15. The cable of claim 14, wherein the at least one digital control line comprises four digital control lines.

16. The cable of claim 12, wherein the plurality of conductive sensing line comprises forty-three patient sensing lines.

17. The cable of claim 12, further comprising a ground line located outside the second shield.

18. The cable of claim 12, further comprising a filler material located between each of the plurality of conductive control lines.

19. A cable for enhancing biopotential measurements, comprising:

a feedback means comprising;

a first means for conducting comprising a central feedback means;

a first means for shielding that surrounds the central feedback means; and

a first means for insulating that surrounds the first means for shielding; and

a second means for conducting located radially outside the feedback means;

a second means for shielding that surrounds the second means for conducting and the feedback means; and

a second means for insulating that surrounds the second means for shielding.

20. The cable of claim 19, further comprising:

a third means for conducting located radially outside the second means for insulating;

a third means for shielding that surrounds the third means for conducting; and

a third means for insulating that surrounds the third shield.

21. A cable for enhancing biopotential measurements, comprising:

a core, comprising;

a first conductive line;

a first shield that surrounds the first conductive line; and

a first insulator that surrounds the first shield; and

a control section located outside the core, comprising;

a second conductive line;

a second shield that surrounds the second conductive line; and

a second insulator that surrounds the second shield.