Disposable ECG Leadwire Connector
First Claim
1. An electrocardiograph (ECG) leadwire connector, comprising:
- a plurality of electrode contacts;
a plurality of connector pins corresponding to, and electrically coupled with each of the plurality of electrode contacts, wherein the plurality of connector pins and the plurality of electrode contacts are covered by a flexible dielectric substrate, the flexible dielectric substrate forming the ECG leadwire connecter;
a stiffener area formed over the plurality of electrode contacts and affixed to the flexible dielectric material;
a plurality of apertures on a first side of the stiffener area and the flexible dielectric substrate wherein the plurality of apertures expose a first side of each of the plurality of electrode contacts; and
a plurality of alignment slots configured through the stiffener area and the flexible dielectric material, wherein the plurality of alignments slots define a separation between each of the plurality of electrode contacts.
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Abstract
The ECG leadwire connector is designed in a way that allows low cost high volume manufacturing of an ECG leadwire assembly using standard continuous web converting processes and materials. The integrated ECG leadwire connector is assembled using the same printing and laminating processes that are used to construct the rest of the leadwire assembly. Patient safety requirements are met by the physical dimensions of the connector electrical contacts and by the thickness of a dielectric isolation feature which prevents inadvertent contact with potentially hazardous potentials, while still allowing the connector pins to make contact with the leadwire conductors. The connector also incorporates and RFID tag that allows multiple leadwire configurations to be accommodated and identified and authenticated during use.
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17 Claims
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1. An electrocardiograph (ECG) leadwire connector, comprising:
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a plurality of electrode contacts; a plurality of connector pins corresponding to, and electrically coupled with each of the plurality of electrode contacts, wherein the plurality of connector pins and the plurality of electrode contacts are covered by a flexible dielectric substrate, the flexible dielectric substrate forming the ECG leadwire connecter; a stiffener area formed over the plurality of electrode contacts and affixed to the flexible dielectric material; a plurality of apertures on a first side of the stiffener area and the flexible dielectric substrate wherein the plurality of apertures expose a first side of each of the plurality of electrode contacts; and a plurality of alignment slots configured through the stiffener area and the flexible dielectric material, wherein the plurality of alignments slots define a separation between each of the plurality of electrode contacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrocardiograph (ECG) leadwire system, comprising:
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an ECG leadwire connector fashioned from a flexible dielectric substrate having a plurality of electrode contacts and a plurality of connector pins corresponding to, and electrically coupled with each of the plurality of electrode contacts, wherein the plurality of connector pins and the plurality of electrode contacts are covered by the flexible dielectric substrate, a stiffener area affixed to the flexible dielectric material wherein a first side of each of the plurality of electrode contacts are exposed, and a plurality of alignment slots configured to define a separation between each of the plurality of electrode contacts; and a mating connector configured to engage the ECG leadwire connector, wherein the mating connector includes a plurality of alignment tabs and a plurality of mating connector pins, wherein the plurality of alignment tabs engages the plurality of alignment slots of the ECG leadwire connector such that the plurality of electrode contacts maintain an electrical connection with the plurality of mating connector pins. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electrocardiograph (ECG) leadwire connector, comprising:
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a plurality of electrode contacts; a plurality of connector pins corresponding to, and electrically coupled with each of the plurality of electrode contacts; a flexible dielectric substrate covering the plurality of connector pins and the plurality of electrode contacts, the flexible dielectric substrate forming the ECG leadwire connecter; a stiffener area formed over the plurality of electrode contacts and affixed to the flexible dielectric material, wherein the stiffener material has a minimum thickness of 0.040 inches; and a plurality of apertures on a first side of the stiffener area and the flexible dielectric substrate wherein the plurality of apertures expose a first side of each of the plurality of electrode contacts, wherein the plurality of aperture have a maximum width of 0.084 inches.
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