REUSABLE PULSE OXIMETER PROBE AND DISPOSABLE BANDAGE APPARATII
First Claim
1. A disposable portion of an optical probe usable to determine at least one physiological parameter, the disposable portion comprising a bandage including adhesive on at least a portion of at least one face thereof, the bandage comprising a first receptacle wherein the first receptacle comprises a housing coupled to the bandage at a first position, the first receptacle configured to receive and removably engage a probe emitter, the bandage comprising a second receptacle wherein the second receptacle comprises a housing coupled to the bandage at a second position, the second position being spaced from the first position, the second receptacle configured to receive and removably engage a probe detector, wherein the first receptacle housing coupled to the bandage at the first position is positioned generally opposite the second receptacle housing coupled to the bandage at the second position when the bandage is positioned on an appendage of a patient for sensing a physiological parameter of the patient.
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Abstract
A disposable portion of an optical probe is usable to determine at least one physiological parameter. The disposable portion comprises a bandage including adhesive on at least a portion of at least one face thereof. The bandage comprises a first receptacle at a first position. The first receptacle is configured to receive and removably engage a probe emitter. The bandage comprises a second receptacle at a second position. The second position is spaced from the first position. The second receptacle is configured to receive and removably engage a probe detector. The first receptacle at the first position is positioned generally opposite the second receptacle at the second position when the bandage is positioned on an appendage of a patient for sensing a physiological parameter of the patient.
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26 Claims
- 1. A disposable portion of an optical probe usable to determine at least one physiological parameter, the disposable portion comprising a bandage including adhesive on at least a portion of at least one face thereof, the bandage comprising a first receptacle wherein the first receptacle comprises a housing coupled to the bandage at a first position, the first receptacle configured to receive and removably engage a probe emitter, the bandage comprising a second receptacle wherein the second receptacle comprises a housing coupled to the bandage at a second position, the second position being spaced from the first position, the second receptacle configured to receive and removably engage a probe detector, wherein the first receptacle housing coupled to the bandage at the first position is positioned generally opposite the second receptacle housing coupled to the bandage at the second position when the bandage is positioned on an appendage of a patient for sensing a physiological parameter of the patient.
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11. A method for determining at least one physiological parameter, the method comprising:
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providing a bandage having adhesive on at least a portion of at least one face thereof, the bandage comprising a first receptacle at a first position and the bandage comprising a second receptacle at a second position, the second position being spaced from the first position; positioning the bandage on an appendage of a patient such that the first receptacle at the first position is positioned generally opposite the second receptacle at the second position on opposite sides of the appendage; engaging a probe emitter with the first receptacle; engaging a probe detector with the second receptacle; sensing a physiological parameter of the patient; disengaging a probe emitter from the first receptacle; and disengaging a probe detector from the second receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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- 15. A disposable portion of an optical probe usable to determine at least one physiological parameter, the disposable portion comprising a bandage including adhesive on at least a portion of at least one face thereof, the bandage comprising a first receptacle at a first position, the first receptacle configured to receive and removably engage a probe emitter, the bandage comprising a second receptacle at a second position, the second position being spaced from the first position, the second receptacle configured to receive and removably engage a probe detector, wherein the first receptacle at the first position is positioned generally opposite the second receptacle at the second position when the bandage is positioned on an appendage of a patient for sensing a physiological parameter of the patient.
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