UNIVERSAL CONNECTOR SOCKET
First Claim
1. A universal connector socket for a surgical apparatus for the connection of plug connectors of surgical instruments for radio-frequency surgery and having several plug contact openings for receiving contact elements of a plug connector, comprising:
- a plurality of plug contact openings arranged in an at least partially overlapping manner for selectively connecting monopolar surgical instruments and bipolar surgical instruments, the plurality of plug contact openings defining an unambiguous plug-in position for a plug connector; and
a shared reference plug contact opening for different plug connectors, wherein the shared reference plug contact opening is arranged separate from the plurality of plug contact openings.
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Abstract
A universal connector socket for a surgical apparatus for the connection of different plug connectors of different surgical instruments for RF surgery. The universal connector socket has several plug contact openings for selectively connecting monopolar and bipolar surgical instruments and has several plug contact openings arranged in an overlapping manner for defining an unambiguous plug-in position of a plug connector and a shared reference plug contact opening.
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12 Claims
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1. A universal connector socket for a surgical apparatus for the connection of plug connectors of surgical instruments for radio-frequency surgery and having several plug contact openings for receiving contact elements of a plug connector, comprising:
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a plurality of plug contact openings arranged in an at least partially overlapping manner for selectively connecting monopolar surgical instruments and bipolar surgical instruments, the plurality of plug contact openings defining an unambiguous plug-in position for a plug connector; and a shared reference plug contact opening for different plug connectors, wherein the shared reference plug contact opening is arranged separate from the plurality of plug contact openings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A plug and socket connection, comprising:
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at least one plug connector that has at least two contact elements; and an universal connector socket, comprising; a plurality of plug contact openings arranged in an at least partially overlapping manner for selectively connecting monopolar surgical instruments and bipolar surgical instruments, the plurality of plug contact openings defining an unambiguous plug-in position for the at least one plug connector; and a shared reference plug contact opening for different plug connectors, wherein the shared reference plug contact opening is arranged separate from the plurality of plug contact openings. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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