OPTICAL SENSOR INCLUDING DISPOSABLE AND REUSABLE ELEMENTS
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a noninvasive optical sensor or probe including disposable and reusable components. The assembly of the disposable and reusable components is straightforward, along with the disassembly thereof. During application to a measurement site, the assembled sensor is advantageously secured together while the componentry is advantageously properly positioned.
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19 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A reusable component of a noninvasive optical sensor, the reusable component comprising:
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a first housing that houses an emitter or a detector and includes a locking feature; a second housing that houses another of the emitter or the detector and includes an opening in a surface of the second housing that extends across at least a portion of the surface of the second housing; an electrical contact accessible through the opening in the surface of the second housing, wherein the electrical contact is configured to contact a prong extending from a disposable attachment component of the noninvasive optical sensor; and a flexible connector that connects the first housing to the second housing, wherein the flexible connector is configured, in response to mating the reusable component with the disposable attachment component and applying the noninvasive optical sensor to a tissue site of a patient, to cause the locking feature of the first housing to engage with a corresponding locking feature of the disposable attachment component by sliding of the first housing within a receptacle of the disposable attachment component. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A noninvasive optical sensor comprising:
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a reusable component including; a first housing that houses an emitter or a detector and includes a locking feature; a second housing that houses another of the emitter or the detector and includes an opening in a surface of the second housing that extends across at least a portion of the surface of the second housing; an electrical contact accessible through the opening in the surface of the second housing; and a flexible connector that connects the first housing to the second housing; and a disposable component including; a first receptacle configured to receive the first housing; a second receptacle configured to receive the second housing, wherein the second receptacle includes a prong configured to contact the electrical contact of the second housing through the opening in the surface of the second housing; and a corresponding locking feature, wherein the flexible connector of the reusable component is configured to engage the locking feature of the first housing with the corresponding locking feature via sliding of the first housing within the first receptacle in response to mating the reusable component with the disposable component and applying the noninvasive optical sensor to a tissue site of a patient. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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Specification