BI-STABLE MEDICAL SENSOR AND TECHNIQUE FOR USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method of manufacturing a bi-stable sensor body, comprising:
- coating a skeletal frame with a coating material to form a sensor body having at least two stable configurations.
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Abstract
A bi-stable sensor is provided that includes a frame upon which electrical and optical components may be disposed and a coating, such as an overmold coating, provided about the frame. A resistance-providing component is provided integral with or external to the coated bi-stable sensor such that the bi-stable sensor has two mechanically stable configurations that may be transitioned between by overcoming the resistance provided by the resistance-providing component and/or the by the coating. In one embodiment, the resistance-providing component comprises an elastic band provided about a hinge of the frame, either within or external to the coating. In one embodiment, the sensor may be placed on a patient'"'"'s finger, toe, ear, and so forth to obtain pulse oximetry or other physiological measurements.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a bi-stable sensor body, comprising:
coating a skeletal frame with a coating material to form a sensor body having at least two stable configurations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of manufacturing a sensor body, comprising:
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disposing a frame within a mold, wherein the frame has at least two mechanically stable configurations such that a resistance must be overcome to transition between the mechanically stable configurations; and injecting or blowing a molding material into the mold such that the molding material coats the frame to form an overmolded sensor body. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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