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Detachable connector assembly for use with video camera equipped medical instruments

  • US 5,611,769 A
  • Filed: 09/22/1995
  • Issued: 03/18/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/22/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A connector assembly for a video camera head having a threaded outlet opening that includes an internal retaining shoulder, a video output connector having a circumferential flange, a key structure and a plurality of output pins connected to a video imaging device, including, in combination:

  • a U-shaped spacer shaped to engage said key structure and flange and to seat on said retaining shoulder;

    a retaining collar adapted to thread into said outlet opening and secure said spacer and said connector in place with respect to the imaging head;

    whereby an external cable may be attached to and detached from said video output connector without subjecting the connections between said pins and said imaging device to forces high enough to damage said connections.

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