Connector for a biomedical electrode

Description

FIG. 1 is a top, left side, rear end perspective view of a connector for a biomedical electrode showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view of FIG. 1, the right side being a mirror image of FIG. 2;

FIG. 3 is a top view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear end view of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a front end view of FIG. 1.

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Patent History
Patent number: D377219
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 7, 1994
Date of Patent: Jan 7, 1997
Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (Saint Paul, MN)
Inventors: Jerome E. Strand (Hudson, WI), Perry S. Dotterman (Maplewood, MN)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Attorneys: Gary L. Griswold, Walter N. Kirn, Jeffrey J. Hohenshell
Application Number: 0/24,064