Rotatable electrical connector
First Claim
1. A cable comprising a rotatable electrical connection for electrically connecting a patient monitor to a plurality of patient sensors, comprising:
- a sensor-side connector configured to connect to a plurality of patient sensors, comprising;
a multiplexor configured to multiplex a plurality of signals received from the plurality of patient sensors to generate a multiplexed signal;
a transmitter in communication with the multiplexor and configured to transmit the multiplexed signal;
a sensor-side rotatable power coupling;
a monitor-side connector configured to rotatably couple to the sensor-side connector, the monitor-side connector comprising;
a receiver configured to receive the multiplex signal;
a monitor-side power coupling, comprising;
a first monitor-side circular electrical conductor disposed symmetrically about a circumference of the receiver and configured to provide electrical power to the sensor-side rotatable power coupling.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a rotatable electrical connector are disclosed herein that may be disposed between a patient sensor and a patient monitor. Various embodiments of rotatable electrical connectors disclosed herein may be utilized to ameliorate some of the problems of cable management in the context of patient monitoring. In various embodiments, the rotatable electrical connector may include a sensor-side power coupling and a monitor-side electrical coupling. The sensor-side power coupling and the monitor-side electrical coupling may be configured such that one electrical coupling is rotatable with respect to the other electrical coupling. A data transmission system may transmit data gathered by a patient sensor to the patient monitor. The data transmission system may comprise a transmitter on the sensor-side connector that is configured to transmit data received from a plurality of sensors to a receiver on the monitor-side connector. Various optical and electromagnetic data transmission technologies may be utilized.
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20 Claims
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1. A cable comprising a rotatable electrical connection for electrically connecting a patient monitor to a plurality of patient sensors, comprising:
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a sensor-side connector configured to connect to a plurality of patient sensors, comprising; a multiplexor configured to multiplex a plurality of signals received from the plurality of patient sensors to generate a multiplexed signal; a transmitter in communication with the multiplexor and configured to transmit the multiplexed signal; a sensor-side rotatable power coupling; a monitor-side connector configured to rotatably couple to the sensor-side connector, the monitor-side connector comprising; a receiver configured to receive the multiplex signal; a monitor-side power coupling, comprising; a first monitor-side circular electrical conductor disposed symmetrically about a circumference of the receiver and configured to provide electrical power to the sensor-side rotatable power coupling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for electrically connecting a patient monitor to a plurality of patient sensors, comprising:
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a cable comprising; a multiplexor configured to multiplex a plurality of signals received from the plurality of patient sensors to generate a multiplexed signal; a transmitter in communication with the multiplexor and configured to transmit the multiplexed signal; a sensor-side rotatable power coupling; and a patient monitor comprising; a monitor-side connector configured to rotatably couple to the sensor-side connector, the monitor-side connector comprising; a receiver configured to receive the multiplexed signal; a monitor-side power coupling, comprising; a first monitor-side circular electrical conductor disposed symmetrically about a circumference of the receiver and configured to provide electrical power to the sensor-side rotatable power coupling. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for electrically connecting a patient monitor to a plurality of patient sensors, comprising:
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connecting a plurality of patient sensors to a sensor-side connector; connecting a patient monitor to a monitor-side connector; generating a multiplexed signal by multiplexing a plurality of signals received from the plurality of patient sensors; transmitting the multiplexed signal from the sensor-side connector to the monitor-side connector; coupling a sensor-side rotatable power coupling to a monitor-side power coupling; providing electrical power from the monitor-side power coupling to the sensor-side rotatable power coupling; and rotating the sensor-side connector with respect to the monitor-side connector.
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