Blood pressure sensor locator
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1. A blood pressure sensor locator for locating a blood pressure sensing device over an underlying artery of a patient, the locator being separate from the sensing device, the locator comprising:
- a flexible base;
means for coupling the flexible base in a selected position adjacent an anatomy of the patient proximate the underlying artery; and
a guide opening through the flexible base and configured to locate and align the sensing device over the underlying artery when the sensing device is connected to the patient;
so that the sensing device can be attached to and removed from the patient without disturbing the position of the flexible base.
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Abstract
A blood pressure sensor locator for locating a blood pressure sensing device over an underlying artery of a patient includes a base, an adhesive on an underside of the base for coupling the base to an anatomy of the patient and a guide supported by the base and configured for contacting the sensing device to locate an aligned sensing device over the underlying artery.
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1. A blood pressure sensor locator for locating a blood pressure sensing device over an underlying artery of a patient, the locator being separate from the sensing device, the locator comprising:
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a flexible base; means for coupling the flexible base in a selected position adjacent an anatomy of the patient proximate the underlying artery; and a guide opening through the flexible base and configured to locate and align the sensing device over the underlying artery when the sensing device is connected to the patient;
so that the sensing device can be attached to and removed from the patient without disturbing the position of the flexible base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A blood pressure sensor locator for defining where a separate blood pressure sensing device should be positioned over an underlying artery of a patient, the locator comprising:
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a flexible template including at least one surface shaped for mating with a corresponding shaped surface of the sensing device to align the sensing device with the flexible template; and means for coupling the flexible template in a selected position proximate the underlying artery so that the sensing device can be separately attached to and detached from the patient without disturbing the position of the flexible template. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A blood pressure sensor locating template for locating a sensing surface of a blood pressure sensing device over an underlying artery, the sensing device being separable from the locating template and being capable of attachment to a patient, the locating template comprising:
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a flexible base having a first opening extending through the base, wherein the first opening is configured for receiving the sensing surface of the sensing device so that the flexible base at least partially mates with a first portion of the sensing device about the first opening; at least one alignment indicator for aligning the flexible base relative to the underlying artery; and means for coupling the flexible base to the patient independent of the sensing device so that the sensing device can be separately attached to and detached from the patient without disturbing positioning of the flexible base. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A method for locating a blood pressure sensor over an underlying artery of a patient, the method comprising:
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identifying a location on the patient above the underlying artery; attaching a flexible sensor locator to the patient adjacent the identified location in a preselected aligned relationship with the location; positioning the blood pressure sensor over the underlying artery in a preselected aligned relationship with the locator; and attaching the blood pressure sensor to the patient without attachment to the flexible sensor locator so that the blood pressure sensor can be removed without disturbing positioning of the flexible sensor locator.
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