Medical connector system and method of use
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1. An electrical medical connector apparatus comprising:
- a cable-receiving housing having an interior chamber, a semi-cylindrical surface extending into the interior chamber, two housed electrical connectors, a front end having a first aperture for receiving a male cable connector and the cable receiving housing having a keying channel extending out of the interior chamber from the front end, along a portion of the length of the interior chamber.
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Abstract
A medical connector and adapter system that includes: a male cable connector, and a female cable-receiving housing for electrically coupling with the male cable connector. The male cable connector has a keying protrusion that corresponds to a keying channel in the cable-receiving housing. The keying feature prevents the male cable connector from being installed into a cable-receiving housing that does not have a keying channel.
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1. An electrical medical connector apparatus comprising:
- a cable-receiving housing having an interior chamber, a semi-cylindrical surface extending into the interior chamber, two housed electrical connectors, a front end having a first aperture for receiving a male cable connector and the cable receiving housing having a keying channel extending out of the interior chamber from the front end, along a portion of the length of the interior chamber.
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9. An male cable connector comprising:
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a shell having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
two electrical conductors electrically connected to two conductive sockets forming the interior surface of the shell;
a semi-cylindrical channel formed in the shell adapted to slide over and surround a semi-cylindrical surface of a housing unit into which the cable connector is inserted to make electrical contact between the cable connector and the housing unit; and
a keying protrusion located on the exterior of the shell. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A medical connector apparatus comprising:
- a cable-receiving housing and an electrical medical cable connector, the cable-receiving housing having an interior chamber, the cable-receiving housing forming a semi-cylindrical surface extending into the interior chamber, the cable-receiving housing further forming a keying channel extending out of the interior chamber from the front end of the cable-receiving housing along a portion of the length, the cable-receiving housing further comprising two housed electrical connectors therein, and a front end having an aperture for receiving a male cable connector, wherein the male cable connector comprises, two electrical conductors electrically connected to two conductive sockets within a shell of the male cable connector, wherein each of the conductive electrical sockets of the male cable connector are connected to each of the electrical conductors; and
a semi-cylindrical channel formed in the shell adapted to slide over and surround the semi-cylindrical surface of the housing unit when the cable connector is inserted to make electrical contact between the cable connector and the housing unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
- a cable-receiving housing and an electrical medical cable connector, the cable-receiving housing having an interior chamber, the cable-receiving housing forming a semi-cylindrical surface extending into the interior chamber, the cable-receiving housing further forming a keying channel extending out of the interior chamber from the front end of the cable-receiving housing along a portion of the length, the cable-receiving housing further comprising two housed electrical connectors therein, and a front end having an aperture for receiving a male cable connector, wherein the male cable connector comprises, two electrical conductors electrically connected to two conductive sockets within a shell of the male cable connector, wherein each of the conductive electrical sockets of the male cable connector are connected to each of the electrical conductors; and
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15. An electrical medical connector apparatus comprising:
- a cable-receiving housing and an electrical medical cable connector, the cable-receiving housing having an interior chamber, the cable-receiving housing forming a semi-cylindrical surface extending into the interior chamber, the cable-receiving housing further forming a keying channel extending of the interior chamber from the front end of the cable-receiving housing along a portion of the length, the cable-receiving housing further comprising two housed electrical connectors therein, and a front end having an aperture for receiving an electrical medical cable connector, wherein the male electrical medical cable connector comprises, two electrical conductors electrically connected to two conductive sockets within a shell of the electrical medical cable connector, wherein each of the conductive electrical sockets of the male cable connectors are connected to each of the electrical conductors;
a semi-cylindrical channel formed in the shell adapted to slide over and surround the semi-cylindrical surface of the housing unit when the cable connector is inserted to make electrical contact between the cable connector and the housing unit, and further wherein the shell has a keying protrusion adapted to slide within the keying channel of the cable-receiving housing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
- a cable-receiving housing and an electrical medical cable connector, the cable-receiving housing having an interior chamber, the cable-receiving housing forming a semi-cylindrical surface extending into the interior chamber, the cable-receiving housing further forming a keying channel extending of the interior chamber from the front end of the cable-receiving housing along a portion of the length, the cable-receiving housing further comprising two housed electrical connectors therein, and a front end having an aperture for receiving an electrical medical cable connector, wherein the male electrical medical cable connector comprises, two electrical conductors electrically connected to two conductive sockets within a shell of the electrical medical cable connector, wherein each of the conductive electrical sockets of the male cable connectors are connected to each of the electrical conductors;
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