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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2022
Tc1 Llc, St. Paul, MN (US);
Dustin Seth West, Westford, MA (US);
TC1 LLC, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly for use in a medical device system is provided. The connector assembly includes a female connector including a jack and at least one female electrical contact disposed in the jack, where the at least one female electrical contact includes an outer ring and leaf springs extending both radially inward from the outer ring and longitudinally along the jack. The connector assembly also includes a male connector including a plug adapted to be inserted into the jack of the female connector, and at least one male electrical contact disposed on the plug, where the at least one male electrical contact is configured to electrically couple to a corresponding female electrical contact of the at least one female electrical contact by contacting the plurality of leaf springs of the corresponding female electrical contact when the plug of the male connector is inserted into the jack of the female connector.