Sensor appliance for non-invasive monitoring
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1. A sensor appliance adapted for removable attachment to a living body for non-invasively producing signals indicative of a condition of the body and applying them to a monitoring or measuring device comprising:
- an elongated flexible base comprising a form sustaining material for maintaining the shape of said base when bent about the surface of a body member in conformance therewith for retention thereon,a sensor integrally bonded with a first surface of said base for stable disposition proximate said body member during retention thereon,and a signal conductor connected to said sensor and adapted for connection to said monitoring or measuring device.
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Abstract
A sensor appliance removably attachable to a living body for non-invasively producing signals indicative of a condition of the body and applying them to a monitoring or measuring device and method of making the appliance characterized by a small, highly flexible light weight substrate with surface mounted light emitting and photodetector components hermetically sealed in a flexible moisture resistant envelope. Provision is made for inclusion of a form sustaining spine to enhance positional stability.
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1. A sensor appliance adapted for removable attachment to a living body for non-invasively producing signals indicative of a condition of the body and applying them to a monitoring or measuring device comprising:
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an elongated flexible base comprising a form sustaining material for maintaining the shape of said base when bent about the surface of a body member in conformance therewith for retention thereon, a sensor integrally bonded with a first surface of said base for stable disposition proximate said body member during retention thereon, and a signal conductor connected to said sensor and adapted for connection to said monitoring or measuring device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A sensor appliance adapted for removable attachment to a living body for non-invasively producing signals indicative of body tissue content and applying them to a monitor or other measuring device comprising
an elongated flexible substrate adapted to be bent about the surface of a body member for conformance therewith and retention thereon, a source of energy integrally bonded with a first area on a first surface of said substrate for transmitting energy to the proximate body tissue, a sensor integrally bonded with a second area on said first surface of said substrate for stable disposition proximate said body member during retention thereon while receiving said energy transmitted by said energy source and affected by the proximate body tissue, a flexible sealed envelope in which said substrate is disposed and a signal conductor connected to said sensor and adapted for connection to said monitoring or measuring device.
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