ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,271, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to TC1 LLC (St. Paul, Minn.).
"Systems and methods for medical device connectors" was invented by Dustin Seth West (Westford, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector assembly for use in a medical device system is provided. The connector assembly includes a female connector including a jack and at least one female electrical contact disposed in the jack, where the at least one female electrical contact includes an outer ring and leaf springs extending both radially inward from the outer ring and longitudinally along the jack. The connector assembly also includes a male connector including a ...