Modular physiological sensors
AssigneeMasimo Corporation
InventorsAmmar Al-Ali, Kevin Forrest
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Abstract
Modular physiological sensors that are physically and/or electrically configured to share a measurement site for the comfort of the patient and/or to ensure proper operation of the sensors without interference from the other sensors. The modular aspect is realized by providing outer housing shapes that generally conform to other physiological sensors; mounting areas for attachment of one sensor to another sensor; providing release liners on the overlapping sensor attachment areas; and/or providing notches, tabs or other mechanical features that provide for the proper placement and interaction of the sensors.
Claims22
A modular physiological sensor comprising:
- an EEG sensor having a stem, a left branch and a right branch;
- the left branch and the right branch extending generally perpendicularly from the stem so as to form a branch intersection;
- a plurality of right and left active electrodes disposed along the left branch and the right branch;
- a ground electrode and reference electrode disposed proximate the branch intersection;
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- a mounting zone disposed proximate the branch intersection for removable attachment of at least one regional oximetry (rO2) sensor.
A brain analysis sensing method comprising:
- mounting an EEG sensor on a forehead tissue site;
- mounting a first regional oximetry sensor on the forehead tissue site so as to at least partially overlap a first portion of the EEG sensor;
- and
- mounting a second regional oximetry sensor on the forehead tissue site so as to at least partially overlap a second portion of the EEG sensor.
A brain analysis sensor comprising:
- an electrical sensor means for passively measuring an EEG signal;
- an optical sensor means for detecting an oxygen saturation;
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- a placement means for at least partial overlapping the electrical sensor means and the optical sensor means on a tissue site.
A modular physiological sensor comprising:
- electronics useful for measuring a physiological parameters;
- a mounting system configured to mount the electronics to a patient measurement site;
- and
- a mounting zone on the mounting system, wherein the mounting zone is physically configured to receive and position a second physiological sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.