A conformable pressure sensor pad
AssigneeVeinsense Ltd
InventorsArnold HARPIN, Stephen BARKER
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Abstract
A conformable pressure sensor pad 109 comprising: a sensor arrangement 130 comprising a central column 10 of segments and outer columns 11 of segments, wherein the segments in the outermost columns are tapered outwardly, and wherein a pressure-sensitive sensor 22 is mounted in a plurality of the segments in the central column; and a conformable pad 110 including a plurality of pouches 62, the pouches 62 being in fluid communication with each other, each segment 10, 11 of the sensor arrangement 130 being positioned on a respective pouch 62, the plurality of pouches 62 being shaped to be positioned between a respective segment 10, 11 and the skin surface of a patient in use.
Claims21
A conformable pressure sensor pad comprising:
- a sensor arrangement including a central column of segments and outer columns of segments, wherein the outermost columns are tapered outwardly and wherein a pressure-sensitive sensor is mounted in a plurality of segments in the central column,
- a conformable pad including a plurality of pouches, the pouches being in fluid communication with each other, wherein each segment of the sensor arrangement is positioned on a respective pouch of the conformable pad, the plurality of pouches being shaped to be positioned between a respective segment and a surface of a patient in use.
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A conformable pressure sensor pad comprising:
- a sensor strip comprising an elongate member that is segmented, the segments being defined by continuous longitudinal and transverse grooves, such that adjacent segments are hinged together, wherein the longitudinal grooves define a central column of segments and outer columns of segments, wherein the segments in the outermost columns are tapered outwardly, and wherein a pressure-sensitive sensor is mounted in a plurality of the segments in the central column;
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- a conformable pad including a plurality of pouches, the pouches being in fluid communication with each other, each segment of the sensor strip being positioned on a respective pouch, the plurality of pouches being shaped to be positioned between a respective segment and a surface of a patient in use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.