Oximeter device
First Claim
1. Apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a front and back, a screen at the front for displaying graphical or numerical representations of sensed physical attributes of a patient, said housing having one connector adapted to mate with a sensor connector of a sensor assembly, the sensor connector electrically connected to a sensor of the sensor assembly which is attachable to the patient to sense at least one physical attribute of the patient, said housing further having a cavity defined by a cavity portion at the back of said housing configured to accept any one of a plurality of covers of different dimensions adapted to retain a corresponding plurality of sensors of different dimensions, said any one cover is removably affixed to said cavity portion until a predetermined force is applied to remove it from said cavity portion, said any one cover dimensioned to fittingly accept only a corresponding sensor of a given dimension from the plurality of sensors of different dimensions that once placed in said receptacle is securely held therein unless deliberately removed therefrom.
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Abstract
An oximeter has a housing configured to have a cavity defining portion that is adapted to be fitted with covers of various dimensions to effect receptacles of different dimensions for accommodating differently sized sensor of sensor assemblies that are matable to the oximeter for sensing physical attributes of a patient. Each of the covers, once fully fitted to the housing, is fixedly latched thereto unless a force that overcomes the latching is applied to remove the cover. The effected receptacle is adapted to biasedly retain a corresponding sensor placed therein. The holstered sensor therefore would not accidentally fall out or be removed from the receptacle, until the user deliberately applies a force to remove the sensor from the receptacle.
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20 Claims
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1. Apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a front and back, a screen at the front for displaying graphical or numerical representations of sensed physical attributes of a patient, said housing having one connector adapted to mate with a sensor connector of a sensor assembly, the sensor connector electrically connected to a sensor of the sensor assembly which is attachable to the patient to sense at least one physical attribute of the patient, said housing further having a cavity defined by a cavity portion at the back of said housing configured to accept any one of a plurality of covers of different dimensions adapted to retain a corresponding plurality of sensors of different dimensions, said any one cover is removably affixed to said cavity portion until a predetermined force is applied to remove it from said cavity portion, said any one cover dimensioned to fittingly accept only a corresponding sensor of a given dimension from the plurality of sensors of different dimensions that once placed in said receptacle is securely held therein unless deliberately removed therefrom.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- 13. An oximeter comprising a housing having a screen mounted to its front for displaying at least one graphical or numerical representation of at least one physical attribute of a patient, one connector adapted to mate with a sensor connector of a sensor assembly, the sensor connector electrically connected to a sensor of the sensor assembly which is attachable to the patient to sense the physical attribute of the patient, a cavity defined by a cavity portion at the back of said housing configured to accept any one of a plurality of covers of different dimensions adapted to retain a corresponding plurality of sensors of different dimensions, said any one cover once inserted into said cavity portion is affixed thereto until a predetermined force is applied to remove it from said cavity portion, said any one cover when affixed to said cavity portion form a receptacle dimensioned to fittingly accept only a corresponding one sensor of a given dimension from the plurality of sensors of different dimensions, said one sensor being securely held in but readily removable from said receptacle once it is placed in said receptacle, and a chamber at the back of said housing for storing power source.
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18. A system, comprising:
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an oximeter having a screen mounted to its front for displaying graphical or numerical representations of physical attributes from a patient, one connector adapted to mate with a sensor connector of a sensor assembly, the sensor connector electrically connected to a sensor of the sensor assembly which is attachable to the patient to sense at least one physical attribute of the patient, a cavity portion configured to accept any one of a plurality of covers of different dimensions adapted to retain a corresponding plurality of sensors of different dimensions, said any one cover once inserted into said cavity portion is affixed thereto until a predetermined force is applied to remove it from said cavity portion, said cavity portion and said any one cover affixed thereto together form a receptacle dimensioned to fittingly accept only a corresponding one sensor of a given dimension from the plurality of sensors of different dimensions so that the corresponding one sensor is securely held in but removable from said receptacle, and an other connector; and a docking station whereonto said oximeter is docked, said other connector from said oximeter matable to a dock connector when said oximeter device is docked to said docking station. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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