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Systems and methods for electrical coupling in a medical device

A technology of electric coupling and coupler, which is applied in the field of coupling

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-04-15
TYCO HEALTHCARE GRP LP
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Thus, the process of connecting catheters to power cables presents challenges in maintaining sterility in the sterile field

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[0060] The following detailed description describes the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the figures, reference numerals designate elements of the described embodiments. These reference numbers are reproduced below in connection with the discussion of corresponding figure features.

[0061] As used herein, directional terms, such as near, far, up, down, clockwise, counterclockwise, etc., are used with reference to the configurations shown in the figures. For example, a component described as rotating clockwise when viewed from the perspective shown in the figures may be said to rotate counterclockwise when viewed from the opposite perspective. In addition, the described embodiments may be modified by changing or reversing the positions or directions of various components. Accordingly, the directional terms used herein should not be construed as limiting.

[0062] refer to figure 1 , an exemplary medical rescue system 20 may include a treatment de...

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Systems (20) for preventing contamination of a sterile field during a treatment procedure. In some embodiments, a treatment apparatus (21) is configured to occupy the sterile field, and a power cable (32) is configured to remain outside the sterile field. The treatment apparatus (21) is connectable to the power cable (32) via an attraction, such as a magnetic attraction (60), between the treatment apparatus (21) and the power cable (32), so that an operator within the sterile field need not touch the power cable (32) in order to couple the treatment apparatus to the power cable (32). Instead, the operator need only grasp the sterile treatment apparatus (21) and bring it in close proximity to the power cable (32). The attraction then causes the treatment apparatus (21) to couple with the power cable (32). In this manner, the treatment apparatus can be coupled to the power cable (32) by a single operator without contaminating the sterile field.

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technical field [0001] The described embodiments relate generally to coupling, and more particularly to systems and methods for coupling first and second connectors in a medical device for electrical coupling. Background technique [0002] In various medical procedures, some medical equipment is used in the sterile field while other equipment is kept outside the sterile field. Often, however, equipment in the sterile field must be operatively connected to equipment outside the sterile field. For example, during electrosurgery, therapeutic equipment in the sterile field must be connected to an electrosurgical generator, usually located outside the sterile field, via power cables that span the non-sterile and sterile fields. [0003] For example, one electrosurgical procedure that typically uses a therapeutic device in a sterile field and a generator outside the sterile field is electrosurgery for venous reflux disease. Various electrosurgical endovascular treatments are com...

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IPC IPC(8): H01R13/62H01R13/631H01R13/639H01R13/46H01R24/00
CPCH01R13/6205H01R24/84H01R13/5213H01R13/64A61B19/081A61B2018/00178A61B2018/00172H01R13/5224A61B18/1492H01R2201/12A61B46/10
Inventor T·C·帕姆
Owner TYCO HEALTHCARE GRP LP
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