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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dan Akerfeldt, Uppsala, SE;
Assignee:
Radi Medical Systems AB, Uppsala, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/315 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/315 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a miniaturized female connector ( ) for a guide wire assembly. The female connector has a proximal end and a distal end and has a hollow insulating housing ( ) capable of being attached to an interface cable ( ). It also has an opening ( ) for insertion of a male connector, provided on a guide wire, in the distal end. There is at least one contact member ( ) providing electrical contact with the male connector. The female connector can be secured to the male connector to prevent any axial or rotational motion of the male connector relative to the female connector.