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A connector attached to an end of a twisted wire pair, whose other end has fetal and maternal electrodes. A driving tube is removed from the twisted wire pair by pulling a drive handle and driving tube over the connector. The outer diameter of the connector is smaller than the inner diameter of the

A connector attached to an end of a twisted wire pair, whose other end has fetal and maternal electrodes. A driving tube is removed from the twisted wire pair by pulling a drive handle and driving tube over the connector. The outer diameter of the connector is smaller than the inner diameter of the driving tube. After the connector is free, it is inserted into a housing of a leg plate, which electrically interconnects terminals of the connector and thereby the electrodes with a remote monitoring device. The housing has finger grips to help hold the housing during the insertion of the connector. The leg plate also has a base which is held in position against a mother\s leg and has a ground electrode which is also electrically interconnected with the device. The housing is rotatable relative to the base.

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A connector device for use in monitoring fetal heart rate by being adapted for making electrical connection between a remote monitoring device and a connector body having spaced terminals that are in electrical connection with fetal and maternal electrodes, said connector device comprising: a housin

A connector device for use in monitoring fetal heart rate by being adapted for making electrical connection between a remote monitoring device and a connector body having spaced terminals that are in electrical connection with fetal and maternal electrodes, said connector device comprising: a housing having an elongated opening that extends inwardly of the housing from an entrance so as to define an elongated path for receiving a single connector body having spaced apart terminals, the path extending about a centerline in a direction of elongation of the path; input means for receiving electrical signals including first and second contacts within the opening and accessible from outside via the entrance said first and second contacts being adjacent said path and being spaced apart in the direction of elongation whereby said first and second contacts will respectively engage one of the spaced terminals of said single conductor body inserted into said opening: output means supported by the housing and adapted for making electrical connection with a remote device; a base having ground electrode means accessible from an underside of the base; and means for electrically connecting the output means with both the input means and the ground electrode means.