Optical Detector With An Overmolded Faraday Shield
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1. An assembly, comprising:
- an electronic device disposed on a lead flame;
a nonconductive overmold disposed over the electronic device; and
a conductive overmold disposed about all or part of the nonconductive layer.
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein may include devices and methods of manufacturing devices for sensing and monitoring physiological parameters of a patient. Specifically, certain embodiments disclose the use of conductive and nonconductive overmold materials to protect the device, increase reliability, increase comfort, and increase accuracy of the parameters measured.
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1. An assembly, comprising:
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an electronic device disposed on a lead flame; a nonconductive overmold disposed over the electronic device; and a conductive overmold disposed about all or part of the nonconductive layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An assembly, comprising:
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a photodetector device having an active face; a generally transparent nonconductive overmold disposed over at least the active face; and a conductive overmold disposed about a portion of the transparent nonconductive overmold, wherein the conductive overmold does not cover the active face. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A spectrophotometric sensor, comprising:
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a frame; a photodetector device disposed relative to the frame, wherein the photodetector device comprises an active face; a generally transparent nonconductive overmold disposed generally over the photodetector device; and a conductive overmold disposed about a portion of the transparent nonconductive overmold, wherein the conductive overmold does not cover the active face of the photodetector device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of manufacturing an assembly, comprising:
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overmolding at least a portion of an electronic device with a nonconductive material; and overmolding a portion of the nonconductive material with a conductive material. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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