US 11,949,188 B2
Methods for concurrently forming multiple electrical connections in a neuro-monitoring system
David Lee Jepsen, Kennewick, WA (US); and Richard A. Villarreal, West Richland, WA (US)
Assigned to Cadwell Laboratories, Inc., Kennewick, WA (US)
Filed by Cadwell Laboratories, Inc., Kennewick, WA (US)
Filed on Oct. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/451,043.
Application 17/451,043 is a continuation of application No. 16/532,739, filed on Aug. 6, 2019, granted, now 11,177,610.
Application 16/532,739 is a continuation of application No. 15/900,718, filed on Feb. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,418,750, issued on Sep. 17, 2019.
Application 15/900,718 is a continuation of application No. 15/413,051, filed on Jan. 23, 2017, granted, now 9,935,395, issued on Apr. 3, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0109269 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01R 13/62 (2006.01); H01R 13/46 (2006.01); H01R 13/518 (2006.01); H01R 25/16 (2006.01); H01R 43/26 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/62 (2013.01) [H01R 13/518 (2013.01); H01R 25/16 (2013.01); H01R 13/465 (2013.01); H01R 43/26 (2013.01); H01R 2201/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for connecting a plurality of electrical connectors with connection ports of a medical device using a mass connection plate (MCP), the MCP comprising a middle planar section defined by a first plane, a plurality of wells, and a plurality of ledges, each of said plurality of ledges corresponding to one of the plurality of wells and coupled proximally to and extending perpendicularly from the first plane and away from said middle planar section in a first direction, the method comprising:
selecting the plurality of electrical connectors to be coupled with corresponding connection ports of the medical device;
selecting a MCP to couple the selected plurality of electrical connectors with the medical device;
positioning the selected plurality of electrical connectors into one of the plurality of wells and its corresponding one of the plurality of ledges of the selected MCP;
placing the selected MCP loaded with the selected plurality of electrical connectors near the connection ports of the medical device;
adjusting a positioning of the MCP loaded with the selected plurality of electrical connectors to align each selected plurality of electrical connector with a corresponding connection port of the medical device; and
pushing the MCP towards the medical device to concurrently insert the selected plurality of electrical connectors engaged with the MCP into the corresponding connection ports of the medical device in order to establish an electrical connection between the selected plurality of electrical connectors and the medical device.