Medical terminal clip member for attachment to patient electrodes

Claim 1

A medical terminal clip member for attachment to electrodes connected to a patient comprising; a body member made out of a relatively soft plastic material having a longitudinal axis and a pair of laterally spaced leg members extending in an approximately longitudinal direction and pivotally connected for relative movement, the spaced leg members forming a variably spaced electrode receptacle on one side of the pivotal connection; conductive means supported by the body member and strengthening each laterally spaced leg member and further electrically connected to the electrode receptacle includes an approximately U-shaped receptacle and a pair of side members connected to and extending respectively from each end of the receptacle, each side member including a flange, and a flexible shield member having a greater width along the longitudinal axis than its thickness traverse to the longitudinal axis is formed from the plastic material, the shield member further has a recessed central crease extending along the longitudinal direction so as to form an approximately shallow V-shape in a plane traverse to the longitudinal axis whereby either side of the flexible shield member pivots about the crease and come closer together when the respective leg members are depressed to open the electrical receptacle cavity, the flexible shield closes longitudinal access to the space between the leg members to prevent dislocation of the terminal clip member from the electrode by catching onto an exterior object.