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Electrical connector for attaching an electrode to a patient in a medical procedure

  • US 5,131,854 A
  • Filed: 05/30/1991
  • Issued: 07/21/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electrical connector for attaching electrodes to a patient during a medical procedure comprising:

  • a mounting pad having a to surface and a bottom surface;

    attaching means on said pad bottom surface for releasably attaching said pad to a patient during a medical procedure; and

    a one-piece connector fixedly mounting on said mounting pad and extending from said pad top surface, said connector includinga base fixed to said mounting pad,a neck having a proximal end connected to said base, a distal, end spaced from said base, a first surface, a second surface, two side surfaces, a width dimension measured between said side edges, and a thickness dimension measured between said first and second surfaces, and a neck axis extending from said proximal end to said neck distal end, anda yoke-like head on said neck distal end, and includingtwo side surfaces extending from said neck distal end upwardly from said distal end, said head side surfaces being arcuate and having a first point thereon,a second point on each head side surface adjacent to said first point of each head side surface and spaced from said first point toward said neck and inwardly toward the other head side surface,said first points being separated from each other by a first gap, and said second points being separated from each other by a second gap, said first gap being larger than said second gap,an entrance surface connecting each first edge to a second edge located adjacent thereto to define an entrance slot that slopes inwardly and downwardly with respect to said head,a first surface adjacent to said neck first surface,a second surface adjacent to said neck second surface, andan arcuate inner surface smoothly and continuously connecting said second points together.

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