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US 2021/0275101 A1Published application
Systems and methods for securing a tissue site to a sensor
AssigneeCercacor Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsHung The Vo, Cristiano Dalvi, Kevin Hughes Pauley
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for enabling non-invasive, physiological sensors to obtain physiological measurements from a region of tissue of a patient are disclosed. Anchoring components can attach to patient tissue sites and sensor heads such that the tissue sites do not move during sensing. Interlocking mechanisms maintain tissue sites within a limited range of horizontal movement and vertical distance from the sensor head.
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A system for aligning a tissue site of a patient to a sensor, wherein:
- a first anchoring component is configured to couple to the tissue site of a patient, wherein the first anchoring component comprises:
- a first surface configured to couple to the tissue site;
- a first opening configured to allow at least one non-invasive sensor to perform a physiological measurement of the tissue site;
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- at least one securing component to secure the first anchoring component to a second anchoring component associated with the at least one non-invasive sensor such that the tissue site is maintained within a range of vertical distances from the non-invasive sensor and is secured to disallow horizontal movement within a range of horizontal distances.
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A method for aligning a tissue site to a sensor, comprising:
- attaching a first anchoring to the tissue site;
- connecting the first anchoring component to a second anchoring component attached to a sensor head, such that the sensor head is aligned with an opening in the first anchoring component;
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- securing the first and second anchoring components such that the tissue site maintains generally a vertical distance away from the sensor head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.