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US 2008/0076995 A1Published application
Medical sensor for reducing signal artifacts and technique for using the same
AssigneeNellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
InventorCarine Hoarau
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Abstract
A sensor may be adapted to reduce motion artifacts by mitigating the effects of the tissue moving within the sensor. A sensor is provided with an elastomeric sensor body adapted to accommodate patient motion. Further, a sensor is provided in which the sensor cable is arranged to mitigate its pressure on a patient's tissue.
Claims26
A sensor comprising:
- a sensor body comprising an exterior surface and a tissue-contacting surface;
- at least one sensing element disposed on the sensor body;
- a cable adapted to be electrically coupled to the sensing element;
- and
- a cable guide disposed on exterior surface of the sensor body, wherein the cable guide is adapted to hold the cable in a predetermined position on the sensor body.
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A system comprising:
- a monitor;
- and
- a sensor adapted to be operatively coupled to the monitor, the sensor comprising:
- a sensor body comprising an exterior surface and a tissue-contacting surface;
- at least one sensing element disposed on the sensor body;
- a cable adapted to be electrically coupled to the sensing element;
- and
- a cable guide disposed on exterior surface of the sensor body, wherein the cable guide is adapted to hold the cable in a predetermined position on the sensor body.
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A method comprising:
- applying a sensor body comprising a sensing component to a patient's tissue;
- and
- securing a sensor cable that is operatively connected to the sensing component in a predetermined position on a sensor body with a cable guide.
A method of manufacturing a sensor, comprising:
- providing a sensor body comprising an exterior surface and a tissue-contacting surface;
- providing at least one sensing element disposed on the sensor body;
- providing a cable adapted to be electrically coupled to the sensing element;
- and
- providing a cable guide disposed on the exterior surface of the sensor body, wherein the cable guide is adapted to hold the cable in a predetermined position on the sensor body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.