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US 2010/0249553 A1Published application
Electroadhesive Medical Devices
AssigneeNellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
InventorScott MacLaughlin
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Abstract
A method and system for attaching medical devices to a patient are provided. In accordance with an embodiment, a medical device is formed with or is coupled to an attachment structure including a plurality of electrodes capable of generating differential voltages at adjacent electrodes, to thereby provide electrostatic adhesion with the tissue of a patient. In an embodiment, the attachment structure includes an insulative material between the respective electrodes of the plurality of electrodes.
Claims19
A structure for attachment to a patient, comprising:
- a medical device which is capable of being used to monitor or treat a patient function when attached to the patient;
- and
- an attachment structure formed integrally with the medical device or physically coupled to the medical device, the attachment structure comprising:
- a plurality of electrodes capable of generating differential voltages at adjacent electrodes;
- and
- an insulative material between the respective electrodes of the plurality of electrodes.
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A method, comprising:
- positioning a medical device on a tissue of a patient;
- applying differential voltages to adjacent electrodes of an attachment structure of the medical device such that the differential voltages generate an electrostatic attraction with the tissue;
- securing the medical device to the tissue using the electrostatic attraction.
A pulse oximetry sensor, comprising:
- a sensor body;
- an emitter disposed on the sensor body;
- a detector disposed on the sensor body and capable of detecting light emitted by the emitter;
- and
- an attachment structure formed integrally with the sensor body or attached to the sensor body, the attachment structure comprising:
- a plurality of electrodes;
- and
- an insulating material disposed between each of the respective electrodes of the plurality of electrodes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.