Attachment and optical probe
First Claim
1. A probe for non-adhesively attaching to a measurement site, comprising:
- an elongated support having a first end and a second end, the support comprising;
at least one attachment element in proximity of one of said ends, wherein the at least one attachment element is configured to attach with a second portion of said support to non-adhesively secure an optical probe to a measurement site; and
a dedicated area in proximity of the first end and configured to receive the optical probe, the dedicated area comprising a material different from said support that is transparent for light emitted and received by the optical probe; and
a disposable optical probe comprising a standalone adhesive-type optical probe which is configured to adhesively attach to a measurement site independent of said support;
wherein the disposable optical probe is mounted on the dedicated area so that during measurement, the material is positioned between the optical probe and a surface of a measurement site.
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Abstract
A medical monitoring system, such as an oximetry system, applies an attachment for securing an optical probe to a measurement site. The attachment has an elongated support with a first end and a second end, and a dedicated area in proximity of the first end. The dedicated area receives an optical probe and includes a material that is transparent for light emitted and received by the optical probe. The dedicated area mountably receives the optical probe on the material so that in use, the material is positioned between the optical probe and a surface of a measurement site. The optical probe may be factory-mounted to the dedicated area of the attachment as a ready-to-use sensor. In the alternative, the attachment may be available as an individual component, or as a part of a kit including the attachment and the optical probe.
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23 Claims
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1. A probe for non-adhesively attaching to a measurement site, comprising:
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an elongated support having a first end and a second end, the support comprising; at least one attachment element in proximity of one of said ends, wherein the at least one attachment element is configured to attach with a second portion of said support to non-adhesively secure an optical probe to a measurement site; and a dedicated area in proximity of the first end and configured to receive the optical probe, the dedicated area comprising a material different from said support that is transparent for light emitted and received by the optical probe; and a disposable optical probe comprising a standalone adhesive-type optical probe which is configured to adhesively attach to a measurement site independent of said support; wherein the disposable optical probe is mounted on the dedicated area so that during measurement, the material is positioned between the optical probe and a surface of a measurement site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of securing an optical probe to tissue at a measurement site in order to determine at least one characteristic of the tissue, the method comprising:
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mounting elements of a disposable optical probe on a transparent area of an attachment, wherein the optical probe comprises an adhesive-type optical probe capable of adhesive attachment to a measurement site independent of said attachment; positioning elements of the optical probe mounted on the attachment at a measurement site; and wrapping the attachment around the measurement site and securing the elements of the optical probe to the measurement site by attaching a first portion of said attachment with a second portion thereof to non-adhesively secure the probe to the tissue.
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