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Cable system for medical equipment

  • US 5,937,950 A
  • Filed: 12/02/1996
  • Issued: 08/17/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A medical cable system comprising:

  • a plurality of device cables, each having a distal end adapted to be in electrical communication with a medical sensing device and a proximal end;

    a main cable having a first end electrically connected to the proximal ends of the plurality of device cables, the main cable having a second end adapted to be electrically connected to a monitor;

    a furcation block supporting the proximal ends of the plurality of device cables and the first end of the main cable, the proximal ends of the plurality of the device cables and the first end of the main cable being permanently joined together in the furcation block, the permanent connection between the device cables and the main cable eliminating the need for electrical connectors connecting the device cables to the main cable, thereby improving the electrical reliability of signals being conducted by the device cables and the main cable while reducing size and cost of the furcation block;

    a mount adapted to be attached to a structure;

    a first coupling element on the mount; and

    a cooperative coupling element on the furcation block coupled manually and without tools with the first coupling element to releasably support the furcation block on the mount, thereby permitting the furcation block to be manually and without tools quickly removed from the mount.

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