US 12,142,875 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 Jul. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/350,525.
Application 18/350,525 is a continuation of application No. 17/403,633, filed on Aug. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,705,666.
Application 17/403,633 is a continuation of application No. 16/858,421, filed on Apr. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,095,068, issued on Aug. 17, 2021.
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 2024/0047919 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
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)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A water-resistant medical device connector comprising:
a rigid frame;
a circuit board disposed within the rigid frame and connected with conductors in a cable;
a plurality of electrical contacts disposed on the circuit board, the plurality of electrical contacts operative to contact second electrical contacts in a mating connector, the plurality of electrical contacts are open to air when the mating connector is disconnected; and
a pliable overmold covering a portion of the rigid frame and a portion of the circuit board but not the plurality of electrical contacts, the pliable overmold creating a seal with the mating connector when connected, such that when the medical device connector is inserted into the mating connector, the plurality electrical contacts are no longer exposed to air and a water-resistant seal is created with the mating connector.