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REMANUFACTURING A STACKED ADHESIVE MEDICAL SENSOR

  • US 20120071742A1
  • Filed: 09/22/2010
  • Published: 03/22/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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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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