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US 9,844,342 B2Granted
Sensor and shape retainer
AssigneeNihon Kohden Corporation
InventorNobuyoshi Watanabe
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Abstract
A sensor attached to a living body includes a sensor body that outputs a signal corresponding to biological information, and a cable that is connected to a sensor body and transmits the signal. The cable has a first portion having a first flexibility and a second portion having a second flexibility lower than the first flexibility. The second flexibility enables the second portion to be bent, and is able to retain a shape of the second portion in a bent state.
Claims3
A sensor which is configured to be attached to a living body comprising:
- a sensor body configured to output a signal corresponding to biological information;
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- a cable configured to be connected to the sensor body and to transmit the signal,
- wherein the cable has a first portion having a first flexibility and a first-portion maximum diameter, a second portion having a second flexibility which is lower than the first flexibility, and a third portion having a third flexibility which is higher than the first flexibility,
- wherein the second flexibility enables the second portion to be bent and to retain a shape of the second portion in a bent state,
- wherein the third portion includes a large-diameter part having a third-portion maximum diameter which is larger than the first-portion maximum diameter, and
- wherein the second portion includes a small-diameter part having a second-portion maximum diameter which is smaller than the third-portion maximum diameter and larger than the first-portion maximum diameter.
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