Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
600344000 | Mounting structure (e.g., belt, etc.) | 32 |
20080200786 | Medical Sensor - A medical sensor that allows wrapping about an applied part while maintaining the alignment of the detector and emitter is provided. The medical sensor includes a carrier band that can accommodate variably sized applied parts without misaligning the detector and emitter. The medical sensor can provide space between the skin of the applied part and the emitter and detector. The medical sensor carrier band can be designed with a flexible region and thicker mounting sections that act as spring-loaded mounts when the carrier band is secured in a wrapped position. | 08-21-2008 |
20080208023 | FOLDABLE SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A physiologic sensor device configured to be placed on an appendage. The sensor device includes a foldable portion designed to be deformed around the tip of the appendage. In some embodiments the foldable portion is a soft compressible material. In other embodiments a stabilization component is provided to isolate sensing elements from external forces. Some embodiments also include a deformable frame that folds in response to a bending force as the sensing device is placed on the appendage. The deformable frame holds the sensor device in place until another bending force is applied. In other embodiments the frame and/or sensor elements are removable and disposable relative to other components of the sensor device. | 08-28-2008 |
20080262328 | Pulse Oximetry Grip Sensor and Method of Making Same - A probe for use with a pulse oximeter apparatus is disclosed, as are a fixture for and a method of making the probe. The probe includes a housing and two fiber optic bundles. The first bundle has an emitter portion at one end, and is used for conducting light from a source thereof to the emitter portion from which the light is transmitted for transillumination through a body part. The second bundle is for conducting the transilluminated light incident upon a detector portion thereof to the pulse oximeter apparatus. The housing is overmolded onto the bundles so that the emitter and detector portions are securely positioned diametrically opposite each other across an opening defined by the housing. The overmolding makes the alignment of the emitter and detector portions largely impervious to movement of the body part when placed within the opening and thus between the emitter and detector portions. | 10-23-2008 |
20090143657 | LOW-NOISE OPTICAL PROBES FOR REDUCING AMBIENT NOISE - An optical probe, which is particularly suited to reduce noise in measurements taken on an easily compressible material, such as a finger, a toe, a forehead, an earlobe, or a lip, measures characteristics of the material. A neonatal and adult disposable embodiment of the probe include adhesive coated surfaces to securely affix the probe onto the patient. In addition, the surface of the probe is specially constructed to reduce the effect of ambient noise. | 06-04-2009 |
20090171177 | System And Method For Attaching A Sensor To A Patient's Skin - A method and apparatus for affixing a sensor adjacent a tissue site is disclosed. In an embodiment, the spectrophotometric sensor comprises, a sensor body, one or more light emitters, one or more photodetectors, and a light scattering medium capable of increasing at least one of the effective detection area of the one or more photodetectors or the effective emission area of the one or more light emitters. | 07-02-2009 |
20090209837 | BIOLOGICAL OPTICAL MEASUREMENT PROBE AND BIOLOGICAL OPTICAL MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT THEREWITH - A probe which allows optical fiber fixing tools to be distributed substantially uniformly and symmetrically longitudinally or laterally and is easily fitted, even when a head part size of a subject changes is provided. A plurality of optical fiber fixing tools which fix incident optical fibers and detection optical fibers are arranged on a fixing part in a substantially straight line shape, a plurality of the fixing parts are included, the fixing parts are arranged so that its straight line direction is oriented in a substantially parietal direction, the optical fiber fixing tool on the fixing part and the optical fiber fixing tool on the adjacent different fixing part are connected by a connecting member, and the connecting member is made rotatable around the optical fiber fixing tool, whereby the probe can be fitted so that the optical fibers are arranged substantially symmetrically and uniformly longitudinally or laterally. | 08-20-2009 |
20090247854 | Retractable Sensor Cable For A Pulse Oximeter - Provided is a method and apparatus for storing of a sensor cable used with a medical device. The medical device may include a retraction device that is activated by depressing a lever. Once the lever is depressed, the sensor cable may automatically wind itself around a spool inside of the medical device. Additionally, an automatic stop feature prevents a sensor cable from retracting without depression of the lever, thus maintaining the exact length of cable required to connect a monitor to the monitoring site on a patient. The retraction of the sensor cable may allow for storage of the cable in the monitor itself, or may allow for storage of the cable into the retraction device, which may be detachable from the monitor. | 10-01-2009 |
20090264723 | COMPLIANT DIAPHRAGM MEDICAL SENSOR AND TECHNIQUE FOR USING THE SAME - A sensor assembly is provided that includes a frame having a loop structure. An emitter and detector are disposed on opposite sides of the loop structure. A coating is provided over the frame. The coating includes at least one diaphragm structure disposed such that at least one of the emitter and detector can move along an axis running between the emitter and detector. The sensor may thereby be placed on a patient's finger, toe, and so forth to obtain pulse oximetry or other physiological measurements. A sensor frame and method of manufacturing the frame are also provided. | 10-22-2009 |
20090287071 | PATIENT INTERFACE FOR SPECTROSCOPY APPLICATIONS - A patient interface and method of locating the patient interface for use particularly in spectroscopy applications. The patient interface includes a concave region and first and second convex regions. A wing extends from the concave region to help locate the patient interface properly. The convex regions provide additional adhesion support, particularly when used on the thenar eminence. The patient interface may be placed in a number of locations on a patient to determine an optimum location for measurement prior to affixing the interface to the patient. | 11-19-2009 |
20090326354 | Noninvasive Sensor Housing - A flexible sensor pad includes a cavity to hold a sensor unit with an attached cable. According to one aspect of the present invention, a light-shielding layer is coupled to a bottom surface of the sensor pad, surrounds the sensor unit, and extends past two sides of the sensor pad. A transparent adhesive layer is coupled to the light-shielding layer and extends past two sides of the light-shielding layer. Another light shielding layer is coupled to a top surface of the sensor pad and covers the sensor unit. The cable divides the sensor pad into a first side and a second side which are mirror images of each other. | 12-31-2009 |
20100049020 | MULTIPLE WAVELENGTH SENSOR EMITTERS - A physiological sensor is adapted to removably attach an emitter assembly and a detector assembly to a fingertip. The emitter assembly is adapted to transmit optical radiation having multiple wavelengths into fingertip tissue. The detector assembly is adapted to receive the optical radiation after attenuation by the fingertip tissue. The sensor has a first shell and a second shell hinged to the first shell. A spring is disposed between the shells and urges the shells together. An emitter pad is fixedly attached to the first shell and configured to retain the emitter assembly. A detector pad is fixedly attached to the second shell and configured to retain the detector assembly. A detector aperture is defined within the detector pad and adapted to pass optical radiation to the detector assembly. A contour is defined along the detector pad and generally shaped to conform to a fingertip positioned over the detector aperture. | 02-25-2010 |
20100234706 | Medical Monitoring Device With Flexible Circuitry - Embodiments described herein may include systems and methods for monitoring physiological parameters of a patient. Specifically, embodiments disclose the use of a flexible circuitry in a medical sensor that is small and lightweight and easily bendable, such that it may be comfortably affixed to a patient while also providing added electronic functions, such as digital conversion and wireless capability. | 09-16-2010 |
20100298678 | Method And System For Self Regulation Of Sensor Component Contact Pressure - A method and system for regulating contact pressure of a sensor is provided. In accordance with an embodiment, a sensor includes a collapsible material capable of regulating the localized component contact pressure exerted on a tissue between a threshold which ensures proper contact between the sensing component and monitoring site but which minimizes incidents of excessive localized pressures which could result in tissue damage over prolonged use. This localized contact pressure range is maintained over a wide range of sensor application pressures. In one embodiment, a window is provided in the sensor and a colorimetric indication of the compression or expansion of the collapsible material may be determined through the window. | 11-25-2010 |
20100317949 | OPTICAL COUPLER FOR NON-INVASIVE SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC PATIENT MONITORING - Flexible, low-cost, physically robust optical coupling patches for use in spectrophotometric patient monitoring, and methods of fabrication thereof, are described. The optical coupling patch comprises a flexible base layer having a skin-contacting surface and a first aperture formed therethrough that establishes an optical interface with a skin surface when the base layer is placed against the skin surface. The optical coupling patch further comprises an elastomeric waveguiding member laterally disposed on a surface of the base layer opposite the skin-contacting surface. The optical coupling patch guides optical radiation between a laterally propagating state at a first location laterally distal from the first aperture and a generally vertically propagating state at the first aperture. | 12-16-2010 |
20110301444 | RESPOSABLE PULSE OXIMETRY SENSOR - A pulse oximeter sensor has both a reusable and a disposable portion. The reusable portion of the sensor preserves the relatively long-lived and costly emitter, detector and connector components. The disposable portion of the sensor is the relatively inexpensive adhesive tape component that is used to secure the sensor to a measurement site, typically a patient's finger or toe. The disposable portion of the sensor is removably attached to the reusable portion in a manner that allows the disposable portion to be readily replaced when the adhesive is expended or the tape becomes soiled or excessively worn. The disposable portion may also contain an information element useful for sensor identification or for security purposes to insure patient safety. | 12-08-2011 |
20120035444 | INTRAVITAL SAMPLE DEVICE FOR IN VIVO DRUG SCREENING - The present invention provides sample devices. The present invention also provides in vivo drug screening systems. The present invention further provides a method for in vivo drug screening. | 02-09-2012 |
20120071742 | REMANUFACTURING A STACKED ADHESIVE MEDICAL SENSOR - Remanufactured medical sensors and methods for remanufacturing used stacked adhesive medical sensors are provided. Such a remanufactured sensor may include certain components from a used stacked adhesive medical sensor and certain new components. For example, a remanufactured medical sensor may include an exterior foam layer, a mask layer, an emitter and a detector, a semi-rigid optical mount to hold the emitter and the detector in place, optical windows, and an interior foam layer. At least the emitter and the detector may derive from the used stacked adhesive medical sensor, while at least one of the exterior foam layer, the mask layer, the semi-rigid optical mount, the optical windows, or the interior foam layer may be new. | 03-22-2012 |
20130030270 | PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL COLLECTION UNIT AND DETECTOR THEREOF - A physiological signal collection unit is for use with a physiological signal measuring apparatus to measure physiological signals from an anatomical part of a test subject, in which the anatomical part is covered with hair. The physiological signal collection unit includes a detector and a wearable member. The detector includes a circuit substrate defining a substrate-through-hole to permit hair strands to extend through, an electrical connector, and at least one signal collecting component. The wearable member is to be worn on the anatomical part of the test subject, and is formed with a through-hole having a size smaller than size of the circuit substrate. The through-hole permits the hair strands extending through the circuit substrate to extend through the wearable member. | 01-31-2013 |
20130079611 | TECHNIQUE FOR REMANUFACTURING A MEDICAL SENSOR - Present embodiments include a remanufactured bandage-type medical sensor having an optical assembly with an emitter adapted to transmit one or more wavelengths of light and a photodetector adapted to receive the one or more wavelengths of light transmitted by the emitter. The sensor also includes a laminate assembly having an electrically conductive adhesive transfer tape (ECATT) layer disposed over the photodetector, and the ECATT layer is adapted to shield the photodetector from electromagnetic interference (EMI). A nonconductive layer supports the emitter, the photodetector, and the ECATT layer within the sensor. At least a portion of the optical assembly is from a used bandage-type medical sensor, and at least a portion of the laminate assembly is new. | 03-28-2013 |
20130144141 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SENSING A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER USING AN OPTICAL SENSOR ASSEMBLY - A device for use with a probe sensor assembly in a system for sensing a physiological parameter of a patient is provided. The device includes an adhesive layer and first and second windows. The adhesive layer includes adhesive on at least a portion thereof. The first and second windows are formed in the adhesive layer and configured to be matingly engageable with apertures of the probe sensor assembly. The first and second windows include respective first and second surfaces that engage and disengage the apertures of the probe sensor assembly. | 06-06-2013 |
20130253292 | OPTICAL-BASED PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH DISPOSABLE BARRIER LAYER - A physiological sensor assembly includes a physiological sensor having at least one light source and at least one optical receiver. A substantially transparent barrier layer is disposed between the physiological sensor and the patient's skin such that the barrier layer is removably adhered to the physiological sensor and removably adhered to the patient's skin. | 09-26-2013 |
20130345533 | SENSOR FOR SCANNING VITAL TISSUE - The invention relates to an application device for a sensor head, which can be used for example as a component of a measuring arrangement for obtaining measurement signals from living tissue in order to determine the presence, concentration, or material composition of bodily fluids and substances possibly only temporarily vessel-bound. The aim of the invention is to create solutions by means of which it is possible to take non-invasive measurements, in particular spectrometric measurements, in a manner that is advantageous in terms of measurement and ergonomics, in the region of the fingers of a user, in particular a patient. Said aim is achieved according to the invention by an application device for applying a sensor head to a finger of a user, comprising an outer housing, an insert body, which is made of a soft material and sits in the outer housing, wherein the insert body forms a finger-receiving cavern, wherein the outer housing has a rear shell section, a first clamping leg, and a second clamping leg, wherein the two clamping legs can be variably positioned relative to the rear shell section in such a way that the insert body can be deformed in a defined manner between the rear shell section and the two clamping legs. | 12-26-2013 |
20140088388 | OPTICAL SENSOR INCLUDING DISPOSABLE AND REUSABLE ELEMENTS - An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a noninvasive optical sensor or probe including disposable and reusable components. The assembly of the disposable and reusable components is straightforward, along with the disassembly thereof. During application to a measurement site, the assembled sensor is advantageously secured together while the componentry is advantageously properly positioned. | 03-27-2014 |
20140128699 | OPTICAL SENSOR INCLUDING DISPOSABLE AND REUSABLE ELEMENTS - An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a noninvasive optical sensor or probe including disposable and reusable components. The assembly of the disposable and reusable components is straightforward, along with the disassembly thereof. During application to a measurement site, the assembled sensor is advantageously secured together while the componentry is advantageously properly positioned. | 05-08-2014 |
20140155718 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AN ANALYTE UNDER THE NAIL - An apparatus includes a source and a detector. The source is operable to transmit light. The detector is operable to receive at least a portion of the light transmitted by the source. The source and the detector can be positioned on a nail of a digit such that the light enters the nail through an entrance region. The light further exits the nail through an exit region. The entrance region is defined by a lateral portion of the nail. The light is directed to interact with at least one analyte. | 06-05-2014 |
20140316228 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COUPLING A SAMPLE PROBE WITH A SAMPLE SITE - The invention comprises method and apparatus for fluid delivery between a sample probe and a sample. The fluid delivery system includes: a fluid reservoir, a delivery channel, a manifold or plenum, a channel or moat, a groove, and/or a dendritic pathway to deliver a thin and distributed layer of a fluid to a sample probe head and/or to a sample site. The fluid delivery system reduces sampling errors due to mechanical tissue distortion, specular reflectance, probe placement, and/or mechanically induced sample site stress/strain associated with optical sampling of the sample. | 10-23-2014 |
20140323836 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION TERMINAL, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD - A bio-information acquiring terminal for acquiring bio-information includes a bath device ( | 10-30-2014 |
20150105639 | SENSOR AND SHAPE RETAINER - 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. | 04-16-2015 |
20150289790 | WEARABLE METABOLIC PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MONITOR AND METHOD - A metabolic physical activity monitor measures metabolic analyte data using one or more wearable analyte sensors. The sensors may be incorporated into a self-contained device or communicatively coupled to an external computing device like a smartphone or computer or both. Sensors may be mounted on any body surface including the skin, under the eyelid or in the mouth. Metabolic Analyte biomarker data may include electrolytes, various metabolites, pCO2 and pO2 in sweat, saliva and tears. Sensor data are used to calculate specific biomarker values, including calorie expenditure. Sensor readings are taken for at least two points during a period of physical activity. Changes in readings are used to determine total and rate of caloric expenditure for the time period. Readings may also be used to evaluate a user's wellness. By using measured changes in relative values complex calibration procedures can be eliminated, while reproducibility is much more easily achieved. | 10-15-2015 |
20150297137 | PATIENT INTERFACE FOR REUSABLE OPTICAL SENSOR - A patient interface for a reusable optical sensor, the patient interface including a compliant element defining a pocket having a lower wall defining an opening therethrough, the pocket being configured to removably receive the reusable optical sensor. The compliant element includes a first wing and a second wing configured for conformal placement on a patient's body. A condition of a patient may be monitored by inserting an optical sensor into a patient interface, applying the patient interface to the patient, obtaining a measurement with the optical sensor related to the condition of the patient, removing the patient interface from the patient, and removing the sensor from the patient interface. | 10-22-2015 |
20160066823 | OPTICAL SENSOR INCLUDING DISPOSABLE AND REUSABLE ELEMENTS - An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a noninvasive optical sensor or probe including disposable and reusable components. The assembly of the disposable and reusable components is straightforward, along with the disassembly thereof. During application to a measurement site, the assembled sensor is advantageously secured together while the componentry is advantageously properly positioned. | 03-10-2016 |
20160174882 | REUSABLE WIRELESS MEDICAL SENSORS | 06-23-2016 |