Portable electronic physiological instrument having separable first and second components, and improved mechanical connector therefor
First Claim
1. A portable electronic physiological instrument including:
- a. separable first and second components, said first component comprising an EKG monitor having a pair of signal inputs, and said second component comprising a defibrillator having a pair of paddle electrodes, wherein said components have separate housings, each of said housings having a plurality of exterior surfaces;
b. tongue member means coupled to the housing of one of said first and second components and extending from one of said plurality of exterior surfaces thereof;
c. groove member means coupled to the housing of the other of said first and second components and extending from one of said plurality of exterior surfaces thereof, said groove member means receiving said tongue member means with a translative, sliding fit to provide mechanical interconnection between said first and second components;
d. first and second electrical slide connectors located, respectively, in the housings of said first and second components in proximity to said tongue member means and said groove member means, said first and second electrical slide connectors each including first and second electrical contacts, said first and second electrical contacts of said first and said second electrical slide connectors contacting each other upon said tongue member means being received in said groove member means to provide electrical interconnection between said first and second components; and
e. said first component further comprising means for electrically connecting said pair of signal inputs to said first and second contacts of said first electrical slide connector, and said second component further comprising means for electrically connecting said pair of paddle electrodes to said first and second electrical contacts of said second electrical slide connector.
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Abstract
An EKG monitor/recorder and defibrillator which are contained in separate housings are mechanically interconnected by a tongue member located on an exterior surface of the housing of the EKG monitor/recorder and a groove member located on an exterior surface of the housing of the defibrillator. The groove member receives the tongue member with a translative, sliding fit to also permit easy disconnection and separation of the EKG monitor/recorder and the defibrillator. Electrical interconnection between the EKG monitor/recorder and the defibrillator is afforded by a pair of novel electrical slide connectors respectively located in the exterior surfaces of the housings in proximity to the tongue and groove members, with each electrical slide connector including a plurality of spaced-apart leaf spring contacts which, in assembly, extend parallel to the direction of translative movement of the EKG monitor/recorder and defibrillator housings. Circuitry is provided within the EKG monitor/recorder and defibrillator for providing EKG monitoring through paddle electrodes of the defibrillator by coupling the paddle electrodes to the EKG monitor/recorder through the pair of electrical slide connectors.
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1. A portable electronic physiological instrument including:
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a. separable first and second components, said first component comprising an EKG monitor having a pair of signal inputs, and said second component comprising a defibrillator having a pair of paddle electrodes, wherein said components have separate housings, each of said housings having a plurality of exterior surfaces; b. tongue member means coupled to the housing of one of said first and second components and extending from one of said plurality of exterior surfaces thereof; c. groove member means coupled to the housing of the other of said first and second components and extending from one of said plurality of exterior surfaces thereof, said groove member means receiving said tongue member means with a translative, sliding fit to provide mechanical interconnection between said first and second components; d. first and second electrical slide connectors located, respectively, in the housings of said first and second components in proximity to said tongue member means and said groove member means, said first and second electrical slide connectors each including first and second electrical contacts, said first and second electrical contacts of said first and said second electrical slide connectors contacting each other upon said tongue member means being received in said groove member means to provide electrical interconnection between said first and second components; and e. said first component further comprising means for electrically connecting said pair of signal inputs to said first and second contacts of said first electrical slide connector, and said second component further comprising means for electrically connecting said pair of paddle electrodes to said first and second electrical contacts of said second electrical slide connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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