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FOREHEAD SENSOR PLACEMENT

  • US 20110009723A1
  • Filed: 07/26/2010
  • Published: 01/13/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of determining a physiological parameter using a pulse oximeter, comprising:

  • placing an oximetry sensor comprising an arcuate substrate having an emitter and a detector on a lower forehead region of a patient, such that the emitter and the detector are placed about a line centered over the iris such that the emitter or the detector is on one side of the iris and that the other of the emitter or the detector is on the other side of the iris; and

    operating the pulse oximeter to obtain the physiological parameter.

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