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Temperature adapter cables — joining probe series to monitor channels
FunctionSeries + connector match
ExampleDräger adapter, YSI 400 probes
ServesDisposable + reusable probes
RuleSeries must match curve
A temperature channel only reads correctly when two things match at once: the probe's thermistor curve and the connector on the monitor. Adapter cables exist for the common situation where one matches and the other does not — most often a disposable probe programme (a warmer's probe, or a YSI 400-series disposable probe) meeting a monitor channel with a different native socket. The catalogue's adapter pattern is typified by the Dräger temperature adapter cable for disposable YSI 400-series probes.
An adapter translates connectors, not curves: it cannot make a different-series probe read correctly on a YSI 400 channel. That is why every adapter here is specified by both ends — probe series and connector on one side, monitor channel on the other.
When an adapter cable is the right answer
Three recurring cases: a neonatal unit standardises on one disposable probe for its warmers but charts on monitors with a different temperature input; a hospital changes monitor fleet while holding probe stock; a department runs reusable probes from two series generations. In each case the adapter preserves the probe programme and changes only the join. If neither the series nor the connector matches, the correct purchase is a native probe, not an adapter — we will say so when you send the details.
- Disposable-probe adapters (YSI 400-series probes to monitor/warmer channels)
- Reusable-probe adapters between platform generations
- Two-ended specification on every listing
Specifying an adapter
Send the probe (series and connector, or its OEM reference) and the destination channel (monitor brand/model or warmer system). Temperature references are unusually precise — a probe reference such as the YSI 409B/401 family identifies series and format together — and the cross-reference carries the common ones.
Representative products from the current catalogue
| Product (official store listing) | Key specifications |
|---|---|
| 2021701-001 GE Healthcare Compatible Temperature Adapter Cable 12ft（3.6m) | GE Healthcare > Marquette: 2021701-001, 2104179-001, 2104179-001-FMT；GE Healthcare > Critikon > Dinamap: Carescape B650; Carescape B450; Carescape B850；GE > Marquette: Eagle; Tram; Solar; Dash Series; Mac-lab; Cath-Lab; E-PRESTN；Category: T |
| Comen Temperature Adapter Cable Compatible With 2pin Plug | Comen: C100, C90, C70, C60, C50, C30, C20, NC8, NC10, NC12, STAR 8000 series；Category: TEMP.；Monitor End Connector: Round 2-pin, Yellow；Channel: Single；Latex-free: Yes；Packaging Unit: 1；Resistor Type: NTC Series；Weight: 0.15 lb；Total Cable |
| Covidien > Nellcor Compatible Temperature Adapter Cable-502-0410 | Covidien > Nellcor: 502-0410, 502-0400；Datex Ohmeda: 165640, 165641；GE Healthcare > Marquette: 9445-801；Mindray > Datascope: 0012-00-0975；NOVAMED: 11-CA-400-12 (12 ft), 11-CA-400-20 (20 ft)；Sage: TP01-30-AD；Smiths Medical > BCI: V3413, C400 |
| Draeger Temperature Adapter Cable Compatible for Disposable YSI 400 Seriers Probe | Draeger: 11-CA-407-12 (12 ft (3.6 m)), 11-CA-407-04 (4 ft (1.2 m))；Category: TEMP.；Monitor End Connector: Round, 7Pin Connector；Channel: Single；Latex-free: Yes；Packaging Unit: 1；Resistor Type: NTC Series；Weight: 0.15lb；Total Cable Length: 2 |
| Edan Temperature Adapter Cable Compatible With 2pin Plug | Edan: IM seris (50/60/70/80) Elite seris (elite V5, elite V6, elite V8) IX seris (X10, X12, X8)；Category: TEMP.；Connector Distal: Round, 2-Pin Connector, Keyed；Channel: Single；Latex-free: Yes；Packaging Unit: 1；Resistor Type: NTC Series；Weig |
| GE Healthcare 2016998-001 Temperature Adapter Cable Compatible With 6.35mm dual socket | GE Healthcare > Marquette: 2016998-001；GE Healthcare > Critikon > Dinamap: Carescape B450, Carescape B650, Carescape B850；Category: TEMP.；Monitor End Connector: Flat, 11-pin, dual-keyed GE connector；Cable Length: 1ft (0.3m)；Cable Material: |
Questions & answers
Can an adapter fix a wrong-series probe?
No. Adapters translate connectors within the same thermistor series/curve. A different-series probe needs a native probe or a channel that supports its series.
Which adapter joins disposable probes to Dräger warmers?
The catalogue lists a Dräger temperature adapter cable for disposable YSI 400-series probes — send your warmer model to confirm the exact pattern.
Do adapters affect accuracy?
A correct adapter is a passive connector join in a specified chain; accuracy is set by the probe series match. Verify the completed chain against a reference at installation.
See also: Disposable probes · All temperature probes · Cross-reference