Electrode Clamp

• US 20090062636A1
• Filed: 10/23/2008
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nicolay Verwaltung GmbH
• Original Assignee: Nicolay Verwaltung GmbH
• Inventors: Muz, Edwin
• Granted Patent: US 7,740,510 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/394
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/274 using snap or button fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 439/909 Medical use or attached to human body

Abstract

The invention relates to an electrode clamp (10; 100) for making contact with a film electrode and a snap electrode, the electrode clamp (10; 100) having a first part (12; 112) and a second part (14; 114), as well as a contact element (60; 160), and, for clamping a film electrode, the two parts (12, 14; 112, 114) being able to be pivoted toward one another, characterized in that in an initial state of the electrode clamp (10; 100), the first part (12; 112) and the second part (14; 114) have an offset (36; 136) to one another which can be reduced by relative movement of the second part (14; 114) relative to the first part (12; 112) to such an extent that the snap electrode can be inserted into the electrode clamp, and that by a reset motion of the second part (14; 114) relative to the first part (12; 112) in the direction of the initial state, the snap electrode can be clamped against the contact element (60; 160) and thus contact can be made with the snap electrode and the electrode clamp (10; 100) can be connected in a mechanically detachable manner to the snap electrode.

Claims

1. An electrode clamp (10;

100) for making contact with a film electrode and a snap electrode, the electrode clamp (10;

100) having a first part (12;

112) and a second part (14;

114), as well as a contact element (60;

160), and, for clamping a film electrode, the two parts (12, 14;

112, 114) being able to be pivoted toward one another, characterized in that in an initial state of the electrode clamp (10;

100), the first part (12;

112) and the second part (14;

114) have an offset (36;

136) to one another which can be reduced by a relative movement of the second part (14;

114) relative to the first part (12;

112) to such an extent that the snap electrode can be inserted into the electrode clamp, and that by a reset motion of the second part (14;

114) relative to the first part (12;

112) in the direction of the initial state, the snap electrode can be clamped against the contact element (60;

160) and thus contact can be made with the snap electrode and the electrode clamp (10;

100) can be connected in a mechanically detachable manner to the snap electrode.

2. The electrode clamp (10, 100) according to claim 1, characterized in that the relative movement is a linear movement, in particular lateral movement, with reference to facing surfaces (22, 24) of the two parts (12, 14;

112, 114).

3. The electrode clamp (10, 100) according to claim 1, characterized in that the electrode clamp (10;

100) has stop means which limit the relative movement of the second part (14;

114) relative to the first part (12;

112).

4. The electrode clamp (10, 100) according to claim 1, characterized in that the contact element (60;

160) has an opening (48;

148) for inserting the snap electrode into the electrode clamp (10;

100) and the second part (14;

114) has a receiving space for accommodating the snap electrode at least in sections.

5. The electrode clamp (10, 100) according to claim 4, characterized in that the opening (48;

148) in the contact element (60;

160) is a through opening in the flat region of the contact element (60;

160) and that the opening (48;

148), moreover, is open toward the edge which borders the first part (12;

112).

6. The electrode clamp (10, 100) according to claim 4, characterized in that the opening (48;

148) in the contact element (60;

160) in a first section near the edge of the first part (12;

112) has a smaller inside width than in the second section which is at a distance from the edge of the first part (12;

112).

7. The electrode clamp (10, 100) according to claim 4, characterized in that the opening (48;

148) is located in a section of the contact element (60;

160) via which the film electrode can also be clamped.

8. The electrode clamp (10, 100) according to claim 1, characterized in that the relative movement of the second part (14;

114) runs opposite the first part (12;

112) along an axis (16;

116;

216;

316) which is also a pivoting axis for a pivoting motion of the second part (14;

114) relative to the first part (12;

112) for making contact with a film electrode.

9. The electrode clamp (10, 100) according to claim 1, characterized in that the electrical contact element (60;

160) for making contact, both with the film electrode and also the snap electrode, is located only on one of the two parts (12, 14;

112, 114), in particular on the first part (12;

112).

10. The electrode clamp (10, 100) according to claim 1, characterized in that the contact element (60;

160) for making electrical contract with the film electrode has a clamping means (162) for clamping the film electrode.

11. The electrode clamp (10, 100) according to claim 1, characterized in that the electrode clamp (10;

100) has an energy storage mechanism (170;

370) which opposes the relative movement of the second part (14;

114) relative to the first part (12, 112) for reducing the offset, and which applies the clamping force which is necessary to make contact with the snap electrode.