Retractable Sensor Cable For A Pulse Oximeter
First Claim
1. A medical device comprising:
- a monitor adapted obtain a physiologic signal from a patient; and
a retraction housing comprising a retraction mechanism adapted to retract a cable.
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Abstract
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.
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20 Claims
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1. A medical device comprising:
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a monitor adapted obtain a physiologic signal from a patient; and a retraction housing comprising a retraction mechanism adapted to retract a cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 17, 18)
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11. A sensor cable retraction apparatus, comprising:
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a sensor adapted to obtain readings from a patient; a retraction mechanism adapted to retract a sensor cable coupled to the sensor in response to the activation of a retraction activation device; and a retraction housing adapted to store the retraction mechanism and the sensor cable. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method of storing a sensor cable comprising:
activating a retraction activation device on a medical device, wherein the activating step disengages the retraction activation device from contact with a rim of a spool in the retraction device to allow the spool to wind a sensor cable around the spool. - View Dependent Claims (16, 19, 20)
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