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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
Wolfgang Knoll, Zipf, AT;
Reinhold Bruesite, Zipf, AT;
Erich Birglehner, Zipf, AT;
Christian Heinrich, Zipf, AT;
Christian Holl, Zipf, AT;
Wolfgang Knoll, Zipf, AT;
Reinhold Bruesite, Zipf, AT;
Erich Birglehner, Zipf, AT;
Christian Heinrich, Zipf, AT;
Christian Holl, Zipf, AT;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly for coupling an coaxial cable to an ultrasound probe includes a cable clamp having an opening extending therethrough, the opening sized to receive a coaxial cable therethrough, the coaxial cable including a strain member and a plurality of coaxial cables extending therethrough, and a collet configured to couple to the cable clamp, the collet including an arbor that is configured to tension the strain member to a predetermined tension. A method of fabricating a connector assembly and an ultrasound imaging system are also described herein.