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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2023
Applicant:
Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Chase Thompson, Bountiful, UT (US);
Kent F. Beck, Layton, UT (US);
Jerry Zhao, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/32 (2005.12); A61B 46/23 (2015.12); A61M 39/18 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 46/23 (2016.01); A61M 39/18 (2012.12); A61B 2046/234 (2016.01);
Abstract
A tether connector configured to form an electrical connection with a sensor connector through a sterile barrier disposed over the sensor connector. The tether connector can include a housing, an electrical lead extending from the housing, and a first piercing element in the housing orthogonally connected to the electrical lead, the first piercing element configured to pierce the sterile barrier to form the electrical connection with the sensor connector.