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Hand piece connector

  • US 6,338,657 B1
  • Filed: 10/20/2000
  • Issued: 01/15/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A connector for electrically connecting an instrument to a power supply, the connector comprising:

  • an outer shell having a first end and an opposing second end;

    an interior wall extending across the outer shell intermediate to the first and second ends, the interior wall having a plurality of first and second openings formed therethrough, the interior wall partitioning an interior of the outer shell into a first cavity extending to the first end and a second cavity extending to the second end;

    a plurality of first electrical conductors extending through the plurality of first openings such that free tips ends thereof are located in the first cavity, the first electrical conductors being electrically connected to the instrument;

    a plurality of second electrical conductors extending through the plurality of second openings such that free tips ends thereof are located in the first cavity, the second electrical conductors being electrically connected to the instrument; and

    an isolation barrier disposed within the outer shell and extending from a first surface of the interior wall into the first cavity so as to separate each of the first electrical conductors from each of the second electrical conductors.

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