Finger sleeve sensor holder

A method for positioning a medical sensor relative to a patient appendage, said method comprising the steps:

• interconnecting a medical sensor to an appendage engaging member;
• plastically deforming said appendage engaging member to a first shape, wherein first and second portions of said engaging member are disposed in a spaced opposing relationship;
• elastically deforming said appendage engaging member from said first shape to a second shape, wherein said first and second portions are elastically deflected relative to one another causing a resilient restoring force therebetween;
• inserting a patient appendage between said first and second portions while said engaging member is in said second shape;
• and
• utilizing said resilient restoring force to apply a compressive force to said appendage.

A sensor holder for positioning a sensor relative to a patient appendage, comprising:

• a deformable backing layer, said backing layer being plastically deformable from a first configuration to a second configuration and elastically deformable from said second configuration to a third configuration;
• a patient interface layer having a first surface interconnected to said backing layer and a second inside surface for interfacing with a patient appendage;
• and
• a sensor recess located on said inside surface for selectively receiving a sensor.

A method for positioning a sensor relative to a patient appendage, said method comprising the steps:

• providing a deformable sensor holder having at least one sensor recess on an inside patient interface surface;
• locating a sensor in said recess;
• applying a first force to plastically deform said sensor holder wherein a first portion of said sensor holder is disposed in an opposing relationship with a second portion of said sensor holder;
• applying second force to etastically deform said first and second portions of said sensor holder outward relative to one another;
• locating an appendage between said first and second portions of said sensor holder;
• and
• releasing said second force wherein a resilient restoring force of said elastically deformed ortions retains said sensor holder relative to the appendage.

A medical sensor holder for holding a medical sensor relative to a patient appendage, comprising:

• a first member for engaging a first surface of a patient appendage;
• a second member for engaging a second surface of a patient appendage;
• and
• a plastically deformable interconnecting member having a first end fixedly connected to said first member and a second end fixedly connected to said second member, wherein said interconnecting member interconnects said first member to said second member, said interconnecting member being plastically deformable to a first shape to allow selective positioning of said first member relative to said second member and said interconnecting member is elastically deformable from said first shape to a second shape to provide a resilient for retaining said sensor holder relative to a patient appendage, wherein at least one of said first and second members being interconnectable to a medical sensor.