A closer look at the connectors that make up modern-day medical technologies

If you or a friend / family member have been to a medical facility in the last few years, chances are the diagnostic equipment used by the practitioner featured a connector from Hirose Electric in it.

The company is best known for high-performance connectors that are not only expected to, but actually need to, provide absolute consistency and the utmost performance, reliability, and quality. As a result of its reputation for delivering on their promise, Hirose’s superbly engineered connectors are today found in such equipment as portable medical devices, patient-monitoring equipment, ultrasound scanning systems, ultrasound scanning transducers, CT scanning systems, MRI systems, and more. 

In terms of the actual connectors used in these devices, variations range from rectangular, high-speed I/O, RF/coaxial, mezzanine, board-to-board, wire-to board, circular, and power connectors to FPC/FFC, micro USB, coaxial switch, and Wi-Fi module connectors. 

Beyond reliability, the company’s connectors feature many favorable physical aspects, including a small footprint,ability to easily mate / un-mate, ability to securely lock, a reliable contact structure, and multiple pin counts and variations. 

To browse through all of the various connectors that Hirose Electric has to offer today’s medical applications designer, check out the company’s page on Digi-Key.