Multiple configuration medical sensor and technique for using the same
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1. A sensor comprising:
- a conformable sensor body having a first configuration adapted to be applied to a first tissue site and a second configuration adapted to be applied to a second tissue site; and
an emitter and a detector disposed on the sensor body.
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Abstract
A sensor may be adapted to be placed on multiple tissue sites. A sensor is provided that may have one configuration associated with use on a digit and a second configuration associated with use on another tissue site, such as a forehead. Further, a sensor may be adapted to be a transmission-type sensor or a reflectance-type sensor, depending on its configuration.
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53 Claims
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1. A sensor comprising:
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a conformable sensor body having a first configuration adapted to be applied to a first tissue site and a second configuration adapted to be applied to a second tissue site; and an emitter and a detector disposed on the sensor body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A sensor comprising:
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a sensor body having a first portion and a second portion that is removable from the first portion, wherein the first portion of the sensor body is adapted to be applied to a patient'"'"'s forehead and the first portion and the second portion of the sensor body are adapted to be applied to a patient'"'"'s digit; and an emitter and a detector disposed on the sensor body. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A sensor comprising:
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a conformable sensor body having a first configuration adapted to be applied to a first tissue site and a second configuration adapted to be applied to a second tissue site, the first configuration being adapted to measure a first physiological parameter and the second configuration being adapted to be measure a second physiological parameter; and an emitter and a detector disposed on the sensor body. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A pulse oximetry system comprising:
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a pulse oximetry monitor; and a sensor adapted to be operatively coupled to the monitor, the sensor comprising; a conformable sensor body having a first configuration adapted to be applied to a first tissue site and a second configuration adapted to be applied to a second tissue site; and an emitter and a detector disposed on the sensor body. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method of operating a multi-configuration sensor comprising:
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emitting light into a patient'"'"'s tissue with an emitter disposed on a sensor body; detecting the light with a detector disposed on the sensor body; and providing a signal related to whether the sensor body is in a first configuration or a second configuration. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of manufacturing a sensor, comprising:
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providing a conformable sensor body having a first configuration adapted to be applied to a first tissue site and a second configuration adapted to be applied to a second tissue site; and providing an emitter and a detector disposed on the sensor body. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53)
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