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Resposable pulse oximetry sensor

  • US 6,725,075 B2
  • Filed: 04/23/2002
  • Issued: 04/20/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A disposable substrate for substantially securing reusable components of a pulse oximetry sensor to a measurement site of a patient, the disposable substrate comprising:

  • a substrate;

    an information element and a breakable conductor disposed within or on the substrate and electrically connected to one another, wherein the breakable conductor comprises a purposeful structural weakness; and

    an electrical contact portion electrically connected to the information element and the breakable conductor, and configured to electrically connect to a reusable portion of a pulse oximetry sensor including an emitter and a detector, when the substrate is combined with the reusable portion, wherein the substrate is also configured to substantially secure the reusable portion in proximity to a measurement site.

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