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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2004
Wm. Dean Wallace, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Richard A. Dixon, Bountiful, UT (US);
Christopher A. Cutler, Centerville, UT (US);
Steven R. Smith, Draper, UT (US);
Wm. Dean Wallace, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Richard A. Dixon, Bountiful, UT (US);
Christopher A. Cutler, Centerville, UT (US);
Steven R. Smith, Draper, UT (US);
Clinical Innovations, LLC, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A fetal heart rate electrode assembly, a connector for use therewith and a cable assembly including a housing assembly configured for engagement with the connector. The electrode assembly includes a drive knob configured and located for selective extension of a fetal scalp electrode beyond a distal end thereof. The connector comprises a rotationally omnidirectional contact assembly disposed within a dielectric housing including an annular groove on the exterior thereof The housing assembly includes longitudinally resiliently biased pin contacts for end face contact with the contacts of the connector disposed within an inner housing of the housing assembly having an O-ring and an annular retention element positioned to respectively wipe the exterior of the connector housing and grasp the connector housing at the annular groove when the connector is inserted thereinto. A system and methods of use are also disclosed.