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Technique for remanufacturing a medical sensor

  • US 10,098,577 B2
  • Filed: 10/07/2015
  • Issued: 10/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A remanufactured medical sensor, comprising:

  • a padding layer;

    a flexible circuit secured to the padding layer and comprising a plurality of conductors disposed on a flexible substrate;

    an emitter electrically coupled to the flexible circuit and adapted to transmit light into a patient tissue;

    a first detector coupled to the flexible circuit and configured to detect a first portion of light passing through the patient tissue;

    a second detector coupled to the flexible circuit and configured to detect a second portion of light passing through the patient tissue; and

    a patient-contacting adhesive layer configured to secure the remanufactured medical sensor to the patient tissue;

    wherein the padding layer is a trimmed padding layer from a used medical sensor, and wherein the patient-contacting adhesive layer is a new patient-contacting adhesive layer that is disposed directly on a used patient-contacting adhesive layer of the used medical sensor, and wherein the used patient-contacting adhesive layer is trimmed such that a perimeter of the used patient-contacting adhesive layer fits within extents of the new patient-contacting adhesive layer.

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