US 11,705,666 B2
Water resistant connector for noninvasive patient monitor
Ammar Al-Ali, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US); Kevin Forrest, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US); and Yassir Kamel Abdul-Hafiz, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to MASIMO CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Masimo Corporation, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/403,633.
Application 17/403,633 is a continuation of application No. 16/858,421, filed on Apr. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,095,068.
Application 16/858,421 is a continuation of application No. 16/102,456, filed on Aug. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,637,181, issued on Apr. 28, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/545,884, filed on Aug. 15, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/545,877, filed on Aug. 15, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0216645 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 13/52 (2006.01); A61B 5/30 (2021.01)
CPC H01R 13/5224 (2013.01) [A61B 5/303 (2021.01); H01R 13/5205 (2013.01); H01R 13/5219 (2013.01); A61B 2562/227 (2013.01); A61B 2562/247 (2013.01); H01R 13/5202 (2013.01); H01R 2201/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A patient monitor configured to interface one or more noninvasive physiological sensors, the patient monitor comprising:
a hardware processor configured to process physiological signals to obtain measurements;
a display configured to present at least some of the measurements; and
a female connector configured to receive the physiological signals from a physiological sensor, the female connector further configured to couple the physiological sensor with the patient monitor, the female connector comprising:
a rigid frame comprising a plurality of pockets;
a first circuit board disposed within the rigid frame and configured to transmit at least some of the physiological signals to the hardware processor;
a first plurality of electrical contacts disposed on the first circuit board, each electrical contact of the first plurality of electrical contacts disposed within each pocket of the plurality of pockets, the first plurality of electrical contacts:
operative to contact second electrical contacts in a corresponding male connector when the male connector is inserted into the female connector, the male connector coupled to the physiological sensor, and
partially exposed to air when the male connector is not inserted into the female connector;
a rigid mold circumferentially surrounding the first plurality of electrical contacts and configured to create a water-resistant seal around the first plurality of electrical contacts;
a proximal opening configured to receive the male connector; and
a distal opening configured to receive the male connector, wherein a first height of the distal opening is taller than a second height of the proximal opening.