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An electrical connector and assembly having a body arranged and disposed to receive an interconnector of a guide wire at a first end and an interface cable at a second end, and a contact module in the body, the contact module comprising a contact housing and a plurality of contacts, disposed in the contact housing, the plurality of contacts being configured for electrical connection with the interface cable and the guide wire, is disclosed.
1. An electrical connector comprising: a body arranged and disposed to receive an interconnector of a guide wire at a first end and an interface cable at a second end;
a contact module in the body, the contact module comprising a contact housing and a plurality of contacts, disposed in the contact housing, the plurality of contacts being configured for electrical connection with the interface cable and the guide wire; and
a cam actuator and a cam in the body, the cam actuator arranged and disposed for partially rotating the cam,
wherein the interconnector comprises a plurality of axial conductive portions separated by a plurality of axial dielectric portions, the number of the axial conductive portions corresponding to the number of the contacts in the contact module,
the interface cable is arranged and disposed for electrically connecting with a monitoring and control device, and
the cam being arranged and disposed for engaging the contacts upon being partially rotated, the engagement flexing each one of the contacts within the contact module to permit the interconnector to be inserted into the contact module,
wherein the cam actuator is arranged and disposed to be manually engaged by depressing said cam actuator, thereby permitting the interconnector to be inserted into the body, the cam actuator further arranged and disposed for adjusting the cam upon being depressed, the cam including a fulcrum configured to rest in a receiving slot of the body, the receiving slot arranged and disposed for receiving the fulcrum thereby permitting the cam to partially rotate upon the cam actuator being engaged.
2. The electrical connector of claim 1 , wherein the electrical connector is arranged and disposed for releasably receiving the guide wire.
3. The electrical connector of claim 1 , wherein the cam actuator being a protruding portion of the cam, the cam actuator arranged and disposed for adjusting the cam upon being depressed.
4. The electrical connector of claim 1 , wherein the contact housing comprises:
grooves arranged and disposed for the contacts to slide into the grooves; and
recessed portions arranged and disposed to receive an upper portion of the contacts, the contacts comprising terminals providing a conductive surface for electrical connection, the upper portion arranged and disposed to flex upon being engaged by a cam, thereby permitting the interconnector to be inserted into the contact module.