Remanufacturing a stacked adhesive medical sensor

A method for remanufacturing a used stacked adhesive medical sensor comprising:

• obtaining the used stacked adhesive medical sensor;
• sterilizing the used stacked adhesive medical sensor;
• performing at least one of clearing trend data stored on a memory device associated with the used stacked adhesive medical sensor and disabling a trend data feature of the memory device associated with the used stacked adhesive medical sensor;
• attaching an adhesive layer onto the used stacked adhesive medical sensor;
• performing a diagnostic test on the used stacked adhesive medical sensor to verify an operability of the used stacked adhesive medical sensor;
• and
• providing an indication of a number of times the used stacked adhesive medical sensor has been remanufactured by providing or updating a recycle counter indicator associated with the used stacked adhesive medical sensor.

A remanufactured stacked adhesive medical sensor assembly comprising:

• a remanufactured stacked adhesive medical sensor comprising:
• a plurality of components from a used stacked adhesive medical sensor, wherein the plurality of components includes an emitter configured to emit light into a patient tissue site and a detector configured to detect light from the patient tissue site;
• and
• a new interior cover layer coupled to at least one of the plurality of components from the used stacked adhesive medical sensor, wherein the new interior cover layer is configured to be on or proximate to the patient;
• and
• means for attaching the remanufactured stacked adhesive medical sensor to the patient.