Self-Aligning and Self-Engaging Electrical Connectors

摘要

Systems and methods for making and using an electrical connector system for electrically connecting an implantable medical device and a data acquisition system are described. The electrical connector system includes a base connected to the implantable medical device and an adaptor connected to the data acquisition system. The base includes a plurality of base magnets arranged on a base contact surface in a unique non-symmetrical pattern. The base contact surface also includes a plurality of base electrical contacts. The adaptor has an adaptor contact surface with a plurality of adaptor magnets and adaptor electrical contacts configured to match those of the base contact surface. The unique non-symmetrical pattern allows the base contact surface and the adaptor contact surface to self-align and self-engage to electrically connect the implantable medical device and the data acquisition system. Other embodiments are described.

主权项

1. An electrical connector, comprising:
a base comprising base magnets with both positive and negative polarities; and an adaptor comprising adaptor magnets configured to match with the base magnets, wherein each adaptor magnet has a polarity opposite to the polarity of the matching base magnet; wherein the base magnets and the matching adaptor magnets self-align and self-engage the base and the adaptor to connect base electrical contacts with matching adaptor electrical contacts, and wherein one or more of the base magnets are configured to operate as a base electrical contact and a matching adaptor magnet is configured to operate as an adaptor electrical contact.