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US 7,460,897 B1Granted
Patient interface for spectroscopy applications
AssigneeHutchinson Technology Incorporated
InventorsLarry D. Flessland, Joseph P. Ortner, Bryan J. Scheele, Daniel W. Scheele
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Abstract
A patient interface and a method of installing a patient interface for a spectroscopy kit on a patient. The patient interface includes a butterfly-shaped patient interface with a cap on top of the patient interface and in proximity to an optical head.
Claims20
A patient interface for a tissue measurement instrument, the patient interface comprising:
- a flexible base member having a central region with a longitudinal axis, the base member having an outer perimeter defining a distal concave locating feature, the outer perimeter further defining a pair of opposing wings extending from the central region of the base member, each wing having a convex outer perimeter, the wings generally symmetric about the longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis substantially bisecting the locating feature;
- wherein the base member has two openings for light transmission therethrough, the openings lying generally along the longitudinal axis and defining a sensor region of the central region;
- wherein the wings extend longitudinally along the outer perimeter of the base member adjacent the sensor region;
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- an opaque cap positioned on the central region of the base member and in proximity to an optical head.
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A method of installing a patient interface for a tissue measurement instrument comprising the steps of:
- providing a flexible base member having a central region with a longitudinal axis, the base member having an outer perimeter defining a distal concave locating feature, the outer perimeter further defining a pair of opposing wings extending from the central region of the base member, the wings generally symmetric about the longitudinal axis, the base member having one or more openings for light transmission therethrough, the one or more openings lying generally along the longitudinal axis and defining a sensor portion of the central region, wherein the wings extend longitudinally along the outer perimeter of the base member adjacent the sensor portion;
- and a cap positioned on the central region of the base member and surrounding an optical head;
- connecting one end of a cable to the optical head and the other end of the cable to a monitor;
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- affixing the patient interface onto a patient.
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A patient interface for a tissue measurement instrument, the patient interface comprising:
- a flexible base member having a central region along a longitudinal axis, the base member having an outer perimeter defining a distal concave locating feature, the outer perimeter further defining a pair of opposing wings extending from the central region, the wings generally symmetric about the longitudinal axis;
- the base member having one or more openings for light transmission therethrough, the one or more openings lying generally along the longitudinal axis and defining a sensor portion of the central region, wherein the wings extend longitudinally along the outer perimeter adjacent the sensor portion;
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- a cap positioned on the central region of the base member and in proximity to an optical head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.