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Finger-cot probe

  • US 5,452,717 A
  • Filed: 06/02/1994
  • Issued: 09/26/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A sensor probe for analyzing at least one characteristic of tissue, comprising:

  • a sensor including at least one source of electromagnetic energy and at least one detector of electromagnetic energy;

    a carrier supporting said sensor and having a body which is sufficiently flexible to at least partially surround a portion of the tissue, said sensor source and said sensor detector being arranged on said carrier relative to each other so as to transmit said electromagnetic energy between each other and through the tissue with said carrier positioned on the portion of tissue; and

    a generally elastic sheath having a first end and a second end, said first end being coupled to said carrier and said second end having a generally tubular shape which is rolled upon itself through at least two revolutions in a first position, said second end adapted to be unrolled from said first position through at least two revolutions toward and over said carrier to a second position in which said sheath surrounds at least a portion of said carrier with the carrier positioned over the portion of tissues.

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