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A medical terminal clip is disclosed, particularly for use in connecting a lead wire or conductor to an electrode conventionally secured to the skin surface of a human or animal. The electrode comprises a male projection of the buttontype with an enlarged diameter head portion disposed within a rece

A medical terminal clip is disclosed, particularly for use in connecting a lead wire or conductor to an electrode conventionally secured to the skin surface of a human or animal. The electrode comprises a male projection of the buttontype with an enlarged diameter head portion disposed within a recessed area of the electrode. The clip is generally V or wishbone shaped and includes a pair of support arms secured together at one end and normally spaced from each other at the other end. The arms carry resilient conductive loops normally biased out of overlapping condition but movable upon the application of external force into an overlapped condition wherein the clip may be applied over the head portion of the electrode. The support arms have offset depending shoulder portions from which the conductive loops extend and which are positionable within the recessed area of the electrode when the arms are moved toward each other. The support arms are integrally formed of resilient dielectric plastic material in an initial unstressed generally V-shape, with a female socket embedded in the plastic and electrically connected by conductor means to the conductive loops. Replaceable or interchangeable identification means is removably mounted on the clip in the area of the female socket, and a strain relief cover is removably positionable on the clip over said female socket and over said identification means to provide strain relief for the connection to a lead wire, and the cover is at least in part transparent to provide visual observation of the identification means.

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A terminal clip for use with electrodes of the general type having a male projection with an enlarged diameter head portion thereon, said male projection being disposed within a recessed area in the electrode, comprising: a pair of support arms integrally formed of resilient dielectric plastic mater

A terminal clip for use with electrodes of the general type having a male projection with an enlarged diameter head portion thereon, said male projection being disposed within a recessed area in the electrode, comprising: a pair of support arms integrally formed of resilient dielectric plastic material in an initial unstressed generally V-shape so that the arms are secured together at one end and normally spaced from each other at the other end, said arms having offset depending shoulder portions spaced from said one end and which are positionable within said recessed area of said electrode when the arms are moved toward each other; and a conductive loop extending inwardly from the depending shoulder portion of each of said arms toward the other arm and overlappable with each other when the arms are moved toward each other to form an aligned aperture sufficiently large to pass over said head portion when so overlapped, said conductive loops being defined by an offset end of a flat, thin, generally L-shaped integral conductive member embedded within said dielectric plastic arms, with offset ends of the L-shaped conductive members extending into the offset depending shoulder portions of said arms, and with the legs of the L-shaped conductive members extending along and within the support arms to said one ends thereof for connection to a lead wire or the like.