REMANUFACTURING A STACKED ADHESIVE MEDICAL SENSOR
First Claim
1. A remanufactured medical sensor comprising:
- an exterior foam layer;
a mask layer coupled to the exterior foam layer;
an emitter coupled to the mask layer and configured to emit light into patient tissue;
a detector coupled to the mask layer and configured to detect light passing through the patient tissue;
a semi-rigid optical mount having recesses respectively configured to hold the emitter and the detector in place on the mask layer;
optical windows disposed over the recesses of the semi-rigid optical mount; and
an interior foam layer coupled to the exterior foam layer and disposed over the emitter and the detector, wherein the interior foam layer is configured to allow light to pass through the optical windows;
wherein the emitter and the detector are from a used stacked adhesive medical sensor and at least one of the exterior foam layer, the mask layer, the semi-rigid optical mount, the optical windows, or the interior foam layer is new.
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Abstract
Remanufactured medical sensors and methods for remanufacturing used stacked adhesive medical sensors are provided. Such a remanufactured sensor may include certain components from a used stacked adhesive medical sensor and certain new components. For example, a remanufactured medical sensor may include an exterior foam layer, a mask layer, an emitter and a detector, a semi-rigid optical mount to hold the emitter and the detector in place, optical windows, and an interior foam layer. At least the emitter and the detector may derive from the used stacked adhesive medical sensor, while at least one of the exterior foam layer, the mask layer, the semi-rigid optical mount, the optical windows, or the interior foam layer may be new.
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20 Claims
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1. A remanufactured medical sensor comprising:
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an exterior foam layer; a mask layer coupled to the exterior foam layer; an emitter coupled to the mask layer and configured to emit light into patient tissue; a detector coupled to the mask layer and configured to detect light passing through the patient tissue; a semi-rigid optical mount having recesses respectively configured to hold the emitter and the detector in place on the mask layer; optical windows disposed over the recesses of the semi-rigid optical mount; and an interior foam layer coupled to the exterior foam layer and disposed over the emitter and the detector, wherein the interior foam layer is configured to allow light to pass through the optical windows; wherein the emitter and the detector are from a used stacked adhesive medical sensor and at least one of the exterior foam layer, the mask layer, the semi-rigid optical mount, the optical windows, or the interior foam layer is new. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for remanufacturing a used stacked adhesive medical sensor comprising:
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obtaining the used stacked adhesive medical sensor; sterilizing the used stacked adhesive medical sensor; performing at least one of clearing trend data stored on a memory device associated with the used stacked adhesive medical sensor and disabling a trend data feature of the memory device associated with the used stacked adhesive medical sensor; attaching an adhesive layer onto the used stacked adhesive medical sensor; performing a diagnostic test on the used stacked adhesive medical sensor to verify an operability of the used stacked adhesive medical sensor; and providing an indication of a number of times the used stacked adhesive medical sensor has been remanufactured by providing or updating a recycle counter indicator associated with the used stacked adhesive medical sensor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A remanufactured stacked adhesive medical sensor assembly comprising:
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a remanufactured stacked adhesive medical sensor comprising; a plurality of components from a used stacked adhesive medical sensor, wherein the plurality of components includes an emitter configured to emit light into a patient tissue site and a detector configured to detect light from the patient tissue site; and a new interior cover layer coupled to at least one of the plurality of components from the used stacked adhesive medical sensor, wherein the new interior cover layer is configured to be on or proximate to the patient; and means for attaching the remanufactured stacked adhesive medical sensor to the patient.
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