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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2022
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Matthieu Petitprez, Saint Vallier de Thiey, FR;
Edouard Dacruz, Nice, FR;
Jean-Marc Baraban, La Roquette sur Siagne, FR;
Giandonato Stallone, Nice, FR;
GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for cleanable and sterilizable electrical connector for medical devices. A sterilizable connector may include a first shell and a second shell configured to engage one another, a nose housing that includes a mating area of the connector for engaging a corresponding mating area in a component of a medical device, and an overmolding that overmolds a combination of the first shell, the second shell, and the nose housing. Each of the first shell, the second shell, and the nose housing includes a first material that is compatible with cleaning and sterilization (C&S) treatment. The overmolding includes a second material that provides sealing of the combination of the first shell, the second shell, and the nose housing during the cleaning and sterilization (C&S) treatment. The connector is configured to enable applying at least sterilization without requiring closing or covering of the mating area of the connector.