US 12,485,271 B2
Systems and methods for medical device connectors
Dustin Seth West, Westford, MA (US)
Assigned to TC1 LLC, St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed by TC1 LLC, St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed on Apr. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/720,978.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/175,175, filed on Apr. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0331580 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61M 60/178 (2021.01); A61M 60/871 (2021.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01); H01R 24/58 (2011.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01)
CPC A61M 60/871 (2021.01) [A61M 60/178 (2021.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector assembly for use in a medical device system, the connector assembly configured to communicate power and control signals to a medical device, the connector assembly comprising:
a female connector comprising:
a jack; and
at least one female electrical contact disposed in the jack, the at least one female electrical contact comprising a wire mesh coupled to a tube, the wire mesh including a plurality of wires each extending longitudinally along the tube;
a male connector comprising:
a plug adapted to be inserted into the jack of the female connector, and
at least one male electrical contact disposed on the plug, the at least one male electrical contact configured to electrically couple to a corresponding female electrical contact of the at least one female electrical contact by contacting the plurality of wires of the corresponding female electrical contact when the plug of the male connector is inserted into the jack of the female connector.