CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR SENSOR DEVICE
First Claim
1. An electrode system comprising:
- a sensor devicea first conductive terminal located on the sensor device;
a second conductive terminal located proximate to and registered with respect to the first conductive terminal on the sensor device; and
,a connector electrically coupled to both the first and second conductive terminals.
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Abstract
A system for connecting remote equipment to a sensor device having a connector coupled to at least two terminals located on different portions of the sensor device. The portions of the sensor device may be an anterior portion and a posterior portion with each having at least one terminal. In turn, the terminals are nested on top of one another and at least one terminal is electrically accessible through a window region of the other portion. Further, the terminals are alignable with each other and with a connector by alignment indicators, which may provide a visual alignment indication for the terminals as well as a mechanical alignment of the connector with the sensor device.
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14 Claims
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1. An electrode system comprising:
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a sensor device a first conductive terminal located on the sensor device; a second conductive terminal located proximate to and registered with respect to the first conductive terminal on the sensor device; and
,a connector electrically coupled to both the first and second conductive terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electrical connector for a sensor device having a plurality of terminals, the electrical connector comprising:
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a housing; a first electrical contact affixed to the housing; and an alignment member coupled to the housing, the alignment member engageable with the sensor device to align the first electrical contact with at least two terminals of the sensor device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A sensor device for a human patient, the sensor device comprising:
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a connector; a first electrode mounting portion having a first conductive terminal, a first window and a first alignment element; and a second electrode mounting portion having a second conductive terminal, a second window, and a second alignment element, wherein alignment of the first and second conductive terminals with corresponding first and second windows permits both terminals to be in electrical communication with the connector. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A sensor vest engageable with a connector, the sensor vest comprising:
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a first electrode mounting portion having a first conductive terminal and a first window located proximate the first conductive terminal; and a second electrode mounting portion having a second conductive terminal and a second window located proximate the second conductive terminal, wherein the first window is configured to provide electrical access to the second conductive terminal when the first and second conductive terminals are placed proximate each other, wherein the second window is configured to provide electrical access to the first conductive terminal when the first and second conductive terminals are placed proximate each other.
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13. A sensor vest engageable with a connector, the sensor vest comprising:
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a first electrode mounting portion having a first conductive terminal and a first alignment indicator; and a second electrode mounting portion having a second conductive terminal and a second alignment indicator, wherein registering the first and second alignment indicators in an overlapping manner provides a visual indication that the first and second conductive terminals are electrically accessible.
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14. A sensor vest comprising:
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a connector having a housing with an alignment member; a first vest mounting portion having a first conductive terminal and a first alignment indicator; and a second vest mounting portion having a second conductive terminal and a second alignment indicator, wherein registering the first and second alignment indicators in an overlapping manner permits the alignment member of the connector to be received by the alignment indicators to make the first and second conductive terminals electrically engageable with the connector.
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Specification