Packaging system for a fetal electrode
First Claim
1. A packaging system attached to an electrode assembly which includes an electrode, a drive tube having a handle and an opposite end engaging the electrode and imparting translational and rotational motion to the electrode, and a guide tube having a forward end and in which the drive tube slides allowing the electrode to project from the forward end of the guide tube when the electrode assembly is in use, said packaging system comprising a clip having:
- a tail wedging between said guide tube and said drive tube to fix the position of said drive tube in said guide tube;
a head mounted to said handle; and
a body integrally connecting said head and said tail of said clip, the length of said tail, said body, and said head preselected to fix said drive tube in said guide tube with said electrode protected inside said guide tube when said electrode is not in use.
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Abstract
A packaging system for a fetal electrode assembly. The assembly includes an electrode which can be attached to a fetus. The electrode is coupled to an electrode wire. The electrode wire extends through a drive tube and terminates in a connector end. A flexible guide tube receives the drive tube. The packaging system includes a handle and a clip. The handle is attached to the rearward end of the drive tube. The handle has a forward section which detachably mounts inside the rearward end of the guide tube. The handle also has a passage for receiving the connector end and a slot for securing the electrode wire when the electrode is not in use. The electrode projects from the forward end of the guide tube when the forward section of the handle is mounted inside the rearward end of the guide tube. The clip has a head mounted to the handle and a tail which is wedged between the rearward end of the guide tube and the rearward end of the drive tube to secure the handle when the forward section of the handle is not mounted inside the rearward end of the guide tube. The electrode is retracted into and protected by the guide tube when the handle is secured by the clip.
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28 Claims
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1. A packaging system attached to an electrode assembly which includes an electrode, a drive tube having a handle and an opposite end engaging the electrode and imparting translational and rotational motion to the electrode, and a guide tube having a forward end and in which the drive tube slides allowing the electrode to project from the forward end of the guide tube when the electrode assembly is in use, said packaging system comprising a clip having:
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a tail wedging between said guide tube and said drive tube to fix the position of said drive tube in said guide tube; a head mounted to said handle; and a body integrally connecting said head and said tail of said clip, the length of said tail, said body, and said head preselected to fix said drive tube in said guide tube with said electrode protected inside said guide tube when said electrode is not in use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A packaging system attached to an electrode assembly which includes an electrode, an electrode wire connected to said electrode, a connector end attached to said electrode wire at an end opposite said electrode, said connector end adapted to be received by a support plate on the body of an expectant mother, a drive tube having a forward end engaging the electrode and imparting translational and rotational motion to the electrode and a rearward end, and a guide tube having a forward end and a rearward end and in which the drive tube slides allowing the electrode to project from the forward end of the guide tube when the electrode assembly is in use, said packaging system comprising:
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a handle attached to said rearward end of said drive tube, said handle having; (a) a forward section which detachably mounts inside said rearward end of said guide tube, said electrode projecting from said forward end of said guide tube while said forward section is mounted inside said rearward end of said guide tube, (b) a middle section of larger diameter than said forward section, (c) a shoulder between said forward section and said middle section, said shoulder abutting said guide tube to prevent insertion of said handle of said drive tube into said guide tube beyond said forward section, and (d) a rearward section having a passage for receiving said connector end while said connector end is not attached to said support plate, said rearward section having a slot for securing said electrode wires while said electrode is not in use; and
a clip having;(a) a tail wedging between said guide tube and said drive tube to fix the position of said drive tube in said guide tube, said tail of said clip having a hook holding said electrode wire while said electrode is in use, (b) a head detachably mounted to said handle, said head having a notch coupling with said handle when said electrode is not in use, said notch coupling with said support plate while said electrode is in use, and (c) a body integrally connecting said head and said tail of said clip, the length of said tail, said body, and said head preselected to fix said drive tube in said guide tube with said electrode protected inside said guide tube when said electrode is not in use.
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28. A packaging system attached to an electrode assembly which includes an electrode, an electrode wire connected to said electrode, a connector end attached to said electrode wire at an end opposite said electrode, said connector end adapted to be received by a support plate on the body of an expectant mother, a drive tube having a forward end engaging the electrode and imparting translational and rotational motion to the electrode and a rearward end, and a guide tube having a forward end and a rearward end and in which the drive tube slides allowing the electrode to project from the forward end of the guide tube when the electrode assembly is in use, said packaging system comprising:
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a handle attached to said rearward end of said drive tube, said handle having; (a) a forward section which detachably mounts inside said rearward end of said guide tube, said electrode projecting from said forward end of said guide tube while said forward section is mounted inside said rearward end of said guide tube, (b) a middle section of larger diameter than said forward section, (c) a shoulder between said forward section and said middle section, said shoulder abutting said guide tube to prevent insertion of said handle of said drive tube into said guide tube beyond said forward section, and (d) a rearward section having a passage for receiving said connector end while said connector end is not attached to said support plate, said rearward section having a slot for securing said electrode wires while said electrode is not in use; and a clip having; (a) a tail wedging between said guide tube and said drive tube to fix the position of said drive tube in said guide tube, (b) a head integrally mounted to said handle, and (c) a body integrally connecting said head and said tail of said clip, the length of said tail, said body, and said head preselected to fix said drive tube in said guide tube with said electrode protected inside said guide tube when said electrode is not in use.
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Specification