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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Victor J Barajas, San Jose, CA (US);
Duane Dickens, San Clemente, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cardima, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600374 ; 606 41 ; 607122 ; 439909 ;
Abstract
A connection system which has particular advantages in medical devices such as electrophysiology catheters, and which minimizes the potential for unwanted electrical connections. A cable of the invention has a plurality of leads, with each lead terminated by a pin connector having a retractable insulative sheath so that the chance of unwanted electrical connections is minimized when the pin connector is not connected. The metal pin of the pin connector also has a nonconducting tip member to minimize the chance of short circuits.