Self-piercing pulse oximeter sensor assembly
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1. A pulse oximeter assembly comprising:
- a flexible pulse oximeter sensor including a flexible base having a hole passing therethrough,a post connected to said pulse oximeter sensor, said post including a sharp point such that said sharp point is capable of piercing flesh, anda grommet in communication with said pulse oximeter sensor, said grommet framing the hole passing through said pulse oximeter sensor.
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Abstract
A self-piercing pulse oximeter sensor is provided for attachment to subject, e.g., an individual or an animal. The device includes a flexible pulse oximeter sensor, an earring post, and a grommet. The earring post may be used as a piercing device if there is not a pierced body part suitable for attaching the pulse oximeter sensor to the body. Otherwise the earring post may be slid into the pierced hole. In either case, the tip of the earring post engages a grommet once passing through the body part. Thus, the pulse oximeter sensor functions in a transilluminance mode by transmitting light through the pierced body part.
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1. A pulse oximeter assembly comprising:
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a flexible pulse oximeter sensor including a flexible base having a hole passing therethrough, a post connected to said pulse oximeter sensor, said post including a sharp point such that said sharp point is capable of piercing flesh, and a grommet in communication with said pulse oximeter sensor, said grommet framing the hole passing through said pulse oximeter sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A pulse oximeter assembly comprising:
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a flexible pulse oximeter sensor having; a flexible base, a hole passing through the flexible base, a light source connected to the flexible base, a light detector connected to the flexible base, and a connector coupled to the light source and the light detector; a post having a shaft extending from the flexible base; and a grommet in communication with the flexible base, the grommet framing the hole passing through the flexible base. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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