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US 6,385,821 B1Granted
Apparatus for securing an oximeter probe to a patient
AssigneeUDT Sensors, Inc.
InventorsOnkar S. Modgil, Christopher G. Chin
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Abstract
A strap or fastener for removably securing an oximeter probe to the appendage of a patient. The strap is made of an elastic material that wraps around the outside of the oximeter probe and is secured to the oximeter probe by attachment mechanisms such as Velcro that can be readjusted after initial application without producing excessive stress on the spring hinge of the oximeter probe.
Claims16
A strap for an oximeter probe, comprising:
- a patch comprising a body and a tab, the tab being connected by a strip to the body;
- a first attachment mechanism for removably securing said body to outer shells of the oximeter probe;
- and
- a second attachment mechanism for removably securing said tab to a cord of the oximeter probe;
- wherein said patch includes a flap opposing the strip, the flap having a slit configured for insertion of an extending tab of the oximeter probe.
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A strap for an oximeter probe, comprising:
- a patch comprising a body and a tab, the tab being connected by a strip to the body;
- a first attachment mechanism for removably securing said body to outer shells of the oximeter probe;
- a second attachment mechanism for removably securing said tab to a cord of the oximeter probe;
- and
- a third attachment mechanism substantially perpendicular to said first and second attachment mechanisms for removably securing said body to the oximeter probe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.