Connector shield for sensor enabled medical devices
Various embodiments of the present disclosure can include a medical device assembly. The medical device assembly can comprise an elongate hollow cylindrical body that extends along a longitudinal axis. A distal cap portion can extend along the longitudinal axis. A proximal end of the distal cap portion can be connected to a distal end of the elongate hollow cylindrical body. A wire management port can be defined in the distal cap portion.
1. A medical device connector shield, comprising:
an elongate hollow cylindrical body that extends along a longitudinal axis;
a distal cap portion that extends along the longitudinal axis, wherein a proximal end of the distal cap portion is connected to a distal end of the elongate hollow cylindrical body;
a wire management port defined in the distal cap portion; and
a wire management tube extending from the wire management port, wherein the wire management tube extends distally from the wire management port.
2. The medical device connector shield of claim 1 , wherein the elongate hollow cylindrical body and the distal cap portion are formed from a magnetically permeable material.
3. The medical device connector shield of claim 1 , wherein the wire management tube includes a service loop.
4. The medical device connector shield of claim 1 , wherein the distal cap portion further comprises:
an elongate hollow distal portion that extends along the longitudinal axis, wherein a proximal end of the elongate hollow distal portion is connected to a distal end of the elongate hollow cylindrical body; and
a distal face connected to a distal end of the elongate hollow distal portion.
5. The medical device connector shield of claim 4 , wherein the elongate hollow distal portion is frustoconical in shape.
6. The medical device connector shield of claim 5 , wherein the wire management port is defined in a sidewall of the frustoconical distal portion.
7. The medical device connector shield of claim 4 , wherein the distal face of the portion cap portion is formed from a material with a greater thickness than a material that forms the elongate hollow distal portion.
8. The medical device connector shield of claim 1 , wherein:
the elongate hollow cylindrical body and the distal cap portion define a lumen;
an electromechanical connector is disposed in the lumen; and
a twisted pair of wires is electrically coupled with the electromechanical connector.
9. A medical device assembly, comprising:
an elongate hollow cylindrical body that extends along a longitudinal axis;
an elongate hollow distal portion that extends along the longitudinal axis, wherein a proximal end of the elongate hollow distal portion is connected to a distal end of the elongate hollow cylindrical body, wherein the elongate hollow distal portion is frustoconical in shape, and wherein the elongate hollow distal portion defines a wire management port extending through a sidewall of the elongate hollow distal portion; and
a distal face connected to a distal end of the elongate hollow distal portion.
10. The medical device assembly of claim 9 , further comprising a wire management tube that extends distally from the wire management port.
11. The medical device assembly of claim 10 , wherein the wire management tube is formed from a flexible material and includes a service loop.
12. The medical device assembly of claim 11 , further comprising an electromechanical connector disposed in a lumen defined by the elongate hollow cylindrical body, the elongate hollow distal portion, and the distal face, wherein a twisted pair of wires is connected to a distal end of the electromechanical connector, the twisted pair of wires extending distally through the wire management tube.
13. The medical device assembly of claim 9 , further comprising a grommet disposed in the wire management port.
14. A medical device assembly, comprising:
a connector shield formed from a magnetically permeable material, the connector shield including:
an elongate hollow cylindrical body that extends along a longitudinal axis;
an elongate hollow distal portion that extends along the longitudinal axis, wherein a proximal end of the elongate hollow distal portion is connected to a distal end of the elongate hollow cylindrical body, wherein the elongate hollow distal portion is frustoconical in shape, and wherein the elongate hollow distal portion defines a wire management port extending through a sidewall of the elongate hollow distal portion; and
a distal face connected to a distal end of the elongate hollow distal portion, wherein the cylindrical body, distal portion, and distal face are formed from a magnetically permeable material; and
an electromechanical connector disposed in a lumen defined by the connector shield, wherein a twisted pair of wires is connected to a distal end of the electromechanical connector, the twisted pair of wires extending distally through the wire management port.
15. The medical device assembly of claim 14 , wherein the connector shield is disposed in a proximal end of a catheter actuator.
16. The medical device assembly of claim 14 , wherein the wire management port is disposed off-axis with respect to the longitudinal axis.
17. The medical device assembly of claim 16 , further comprising a wire management tube that extends distally from the wire management port, wherein the wire management tube forms a service loop, the twisted pair of wires extending through the wire management tube.
18. The medical device assembly of claim 17 , wherein the service loop is helical in shape.