Spring clip probe housing
First Claim
1. A probe for releasably attaching to a member of a patient under test, comprising:
- a first housing section;
a second housing section hingeably attached to said first housing section to form a clamshell-type housing, said first and said second sections being rotatable between an open and a closed position and having an aperture in one end thereof when in said closed position to receive a member of a patient, with said first and said second housing sections both having an interior surface facing each other and an exterior surface;
means attached to said interior surface of said first housing section for transmitting a signal through said member;
means attached to said interior surface of said second housing section for receiving said transmitted signal which passes through said member; and
,adhesive sheet means attached to said interior surface of said second housing section for attaching said second housing section to said member when said first and said second sections are in said closed position to place said adhesive sheet means in contact with said member positioned between said first and said second housing sections;
wherein said adhesive sheet means is a transparent sheet of material for providing an unobstructed path for said transmitted signal from said member to said receiving means.
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Abstract
This probe makes use of a simplified housing construction that significantly reduces the cost of the manufacture of the probe housing. The housing is implemented using two molded housing halves, which are pivotally connected together and which include an integral spring member. In addition, the housing includes a connector mounted thereon for enabling the probe to be disengaged from the cable and its associated connector that interconnects the probe with the medical monitoring equipment. As a further improvement, a notch is provided on the housing so that the conductors can be positioned to exit the probe in any direction to minimize the possibility of the conductors inadvertently pulling the probe loose from the patient'"'"'s finger.
181 Citations
21 Claims
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1. A probe for releasably attaching to a member of a patient under test, comprising:
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a first housing section; a second housing section hingeably attached to said first housing section to form a clamshell-type housing, said first and said second sections being rotatable between an open and a closed position and having an aperture in one end thereof when in said closed position to receive a member of a patient, with said first and said second housing sections both having an interior surface facing each other and an exterior surface; means attached to said interior surface of said first housing section for transmitting a signal through said member; means attached to said interior surface of said second housing section for receiving said transmitted signal which passes through said member; and
,adhesive sheet means attached to said interior surface of said second housing section for attaching said second housing section to said member when said first and said second sections are in said closed position to place said adhesive sheet means in contact with said member positioned between said first and said second housing sections; wherein said adhesive sheet means is a transparent sheet of material for providing an unobstructed path for said transmitted signal from said member to said receiving means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A probe for releasably attaching to a member of a patient under test to illuminate said patient'"'"'s tissue to measure predefined blood components of said member, comprising:
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a first housing section; a second housing section hingeably attached to said first housing section to form a clamshell-type housing, said first and said second sections being rotatable between an open and a closed position, with said first and said second housing sections both having an interior surface facing each other and an exterior surface; spring means for biasing said first and said second housing sections in their closed position; deformable means attached to said interior surface of said first housing section for compliantly conforming to said member when said first and said second housing members are in said closed position to place said deformable means in contact with said member; adhesive sheet means attached to said interior surface of said second housing section for attaching said second housing section to a member when said first and said second sections are in said closed position to place said adhesive sheet means in contact with said member positioned between said first and said second housing sections; means attached to said interior surface of said first housing section for transmitting a signal through said member; means attached to said interior surface of said second housing section for receiving said transmitted signal which passes through said member; connector means attached to said exterior surface of said first housing section and connected to said receiving means and said transmitting means via a plurality of conductors for releasably connecting said probe to a cable; and
,wherein said adhesive sheet means comprises at least one sheet of transparent material having adhesive on opposite surfaces thereof the adhesive of a first of said opposite surfaces functioning to attach said adhesive sheet means to said interior surface of said second housing section. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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