Biomedical device, systems and methods having conductive elements
First Claim
1. A device for mounting a sensor on a body, the device comprising:
- a) an insulating support having a compliant contact surface and an opposed mounting surface, so that the contact surface is capable of being configured to contact the body wherein the insulating support is a circumferential band configured to be wrapped about a portion of the body;
b) at least one conductive element arranged at least partly on or over the contact surface and extending at least in part radially through the insulating support;
c) a mounting fixture disposed over the mounting surface; and
d) a rigid sensor removably connected to the mounting fixture with connection means and having at least one interface on a lower surface, so that when the rigid sensor is mounted, the rigid sensor is spaced apart from the body and is coupled to the at least one conductive element via the at least one interface to measure a first property of the body via the at least one conductive element; and
wherein the at least one conductive element is electrically conductive, the insulating support is electrically insulating, and the rigid sensor includes an electrical contact interface coupled to the at least one conductive element.
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Abstract
A device for determining a physiological property of a body includes an insulating support having a compliant contact surface with a conductive element to contact the body. A mounting fixture disposed over a mounting surface of the support removably holds a rigid sensor spaced apart from the body and coupled to the conductive element to determine the physiological property via that element. A method for enabling a physiological parameter to be measured without direct contact between an active device and the body includes arranging a conductive element over an inner surface of an insulating circumferential band. A sensor with the active device is attached to the exterior of the band and thus coupled to the element. A system includes the sensor having a mounting connector, and sensor carriers with respective supports, mounting fixtures, and conductive elements. The sensor mounted on a carrier determines the property via the respective conductive element.
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18 Claims
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1. A device for mounting a sensor on a body, the device comprising:
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a) an insulating support having a compliant contact surface and an opposed mounting surface, so that the contact surface is capable of being configured to contact the body wherein the insulating support is a circumferential band configured to be wrapped about a portion of the body; b) at least one conductive element arranged at least partly on or over the contact surface and extending at least in part radially through the insulating support; c) a mounting fixture disposed over the mounting surface; and d) a rigid sensor removably connected to the mounting fixture with connection means and having at least one interface on a lower surface, so that when the rigid sensor is mounted, the rigid sensor is spaced apart from the body and is coupled to the at least one conductive element via the at least one interface to measure a first property of the body via the at least one conductive element; and
wherein the at least one conductive element is electrically conductive, the insulating support is electrically insulating, and the rigid sensor includes an electrical contact interface coupled to the at least one conductive element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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