IP Library Granted Patent US 9,572,980
Granted Patent B2
US 9,572,980 · App. 14/691,507 · Granted Feb 21, 2017

Safety system for electrostimulation device

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Patent No.
US 9,572,980
App. No.
14/691,507
Granted
Feb 21, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A housing for an electrostimulation device comprising a charger plug and a stimulation plug, designed to receive respectively a connector linked to a charger and a connector linked to a stimulation electrode, characterized in that it comprises a mobile locking element designed to alternately lock the charger plug or the stimulation plug.

Claims (15)

1. A housing for an electrostimulation device, comprising:

a charger plug positioned offset from a first axis and configured to receive a connector linked to a charger;

a stimulation plug positioned on the first axis and configured to receive a connector linked to a stimulation electrode; and

a locking strip extending along a second axis parallel to the first axis and extending through the charger plug, the locking strip including at least one tooth, and the locking strip configured to alternately lock the charger plug or the stimulation plug.

2. The housing of claim 1 , comprising a plurality of stimulation plugs positioned along the first axis, wherein the at least one tooth comprises a plurality of teeth, and wherein the locking strip is configured to alternately lock the charger plug or, in a single action, the plurality of stimulation plugs.

3. The housing of claim 2 , wherein the locking strip is alternatively displaceable along the second axis between a first position and a second position, wherein, in the first position, a first end of the locking strip covers a portion of the charger plug, and, in the second position, each of the plurality of teeth each cover a portion of one of the plurality of stimulation plugs.

4. The housing of claim 3 , wherein the first end of the locking strip includes an inclined surface located, when the locking strip is in the first position, to cover a portion of the charger plug so that insertion of a connector into the charger plug exerts a force on the inclined surface so as to sufficiently displace the locking strip from the first position to the second position.

5. The housing of claim 3 , wherein the locking strip comprises a thrust element which, when activated by a user, transitions the locking strip between the first position and the second position.

6. The housing of claim 3 , further comprising a spring positioned so as to bias the locking strip towards the first position.

7. The housing of claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of teeth extend perpendicularly from the locking strip.

8. The housing of claim 3 , wherein, in the first position, at least some of the plurality of teeth are positioned between the plurality of stimulation plugs.

9. The housing of claim 3 , wherein the first end of the locking strip comprises an inverted L-shape.

10. The housing of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of stimulation plugs are disposed on a single side of the charger plug.

11. The housing of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of stimulation plugs comprise four stimulation plugs and the plurality of teeth comprise four teeth.

12. The housing of claim 1 , comprising two locking strips aligned along the second axis and separated at the charger plug.

Assignments (11)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DJO, LLC; ENCORE MEDICAL, L.P.; EMPI, INC.; DJO CONSUMER, LLC
Reel/Frame 048666/0731 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2019
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON AS SECOND LIEN AGENT
To: DJO CONSUMER, LLC; DJO, LLC; ENCORE MEDICAL, L.P.; EMPI, INC.
Reel/Frame 048622/0077 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2019
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON AS THIRD LIEN AGENT
To: DJO, LLC; ENCORE MEDICAL, L.P.; EMPI, INC.; DJO CONSUMER, LLC
Reel/Frame 048608/0980 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2019
From: MACQUARIE US TRADING LLC AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DJO, LLC; ENCORE MEDICAL, L.P.; EMPI, INC.; DJO CONSUMER, LLC
Reel/Frame 048604/0697 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2017
From: MULLER, PIERRE-YVES; SCHONENBERGER, KLAUS
To: COMPEX MEDICAL S.A.
Reel/Frame 040861/0168 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 5, 2017
From: COMPEX SWITZERLAND SARL; COMPEX MEDICAL SA; COMPEX SARL
To: COMPEX SARL
Reel/Frame 040861/0214 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 5, 2017
From: COMPEX SARL
To: DJO GLOBAL SWITZERLAND SARL
Reel/Frame 041268/0013 →
THIRD LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 14, 2016
From: DJO, LLC; EMPI, INC.; ENCORE MEDICAL, L.P.; DJO CONSUMER, LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 038438/0767 →
SECOND LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 14, 2016
From: DJO, LLC; EMPI, INC.; ENCORE MEDICAL, L.P.; DJO CONSUMER, LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 038438/0742 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT-TL Recorded Apr 14, 2016
From: DJO, LLC; EMPI, INC.; ENCORE MEDICAL, L.P.; DJO CONSUMER, LLC
To: MACQUARIE US TRADING LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 038435/0100 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT-ABL Recorded Apr 14, 2016
From: DJO, LLC; EMPI, INC.; ENCORE MEDICAL, L.P.; DJO CONSUMER, LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 038432/0495 →