ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR ATTACHMENT TO A MEDICAL DEVICE

摘要

An electrical connector (1) for attachment to a medical device. The connector includes a shaft of electrically conductive material having a proximal end (2) and a distal end (3). Screw threads (4) on the proximal end attach the connector (1) to the device. A longitudinally extending slot (6) extends from the distal end and forms two legs (7a) and (7b). A pair of shoulders (8a) and (8b) extend from the middle of the connector. The shoulders are adapted to engage internal walls of one type of female conector. A circumferentially extending recess (9a) and (9b) is disposed adjacent the distal end. The recess forms a head disposed distally of the connector. The recess is adapted to engage a ring disposed within another type of female socket. The legs are displaceable such that they provide spring engagement of the connector within the female connector by either the circumferentially extending recess or by the shoulders.