Medical sensor for reducing signal artifacts and technique for using the same
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1. A sensor comprising:
- a bandage-type sensor body configured to be applied to a digit comprising an exterior surface and a tissue-contacting surface;
at least one sensing element disposed on the sensor body;
a cable adapted to be electrically coupled to the sensing element; and
a cable guide disposed on the exterior surface of the bandage-type sensor body, wherein the cable guide is adapted to hold the cable in a predetermined position on the sensor body,wherein the bandage-type sensor body is configured to be wrapped around an end of the digit such that the cable exits the sensor body from a first portion of the sensor body that corresponds to an underside of the digit and the cable guide is disposed on a second portion of the sensor body that corresponds to a top of the digit.
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Abstract
A sensor may be adapted to reduce motion artifacts by mitigating the effects of the tissue moving within the sensor. A sensor is provided with an elastomeric sensor body adapted to accommodate patient motion. Further, a sensor is provided in which the sensor cable is arranged to mitigate its pressure on a patient'"'"'s tissue.
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1. A sensor comprising:
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a bandage-type sensor body configured to be applied to a digit comprising an exterior surface and a tissue-contacting surface; at least one sensing element disposed on the sensor body; a cable adapted to be electrically coupled to the sensing element; and a cable guide disposed on the exterior surface of the bandage-type sensor body, wherein the cable guide is adapted to hold the cable in a predetermined position on the sensor body, wherein the bandage-type sensor body is configured to be wrapped around an end of the digit such that the cable exits the sensor body from a first portion of the sensor body that corresponds to an underside of the digit and the cable guide is disposed on a second portion of the sensor body that corresponds to a top of the digit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a monitor; and a sensor adapted to be operatively coupled to the monitor, the sensor comprising; a sensor body configured to be applied to a digit comprising an exterior surface and a tissue-contacting surface; at least one sensing element disposed on the sensor body; a cable adapted to be electrically coupled to the sensing element; and a cable guide disposed on exterior surface of the sensor body, wherein the cable guide is adapted to hold the cable in a predetermined position on the sensor body, wherein the predetermined position corresponds to a top of the digit when the sensor body is applied, wherein the cable is configured to extend through the cable guide, wherein a first portion of the cable is exposed on a first side of the cable guide and a second portion of the cable is exposed on a second side of the cable guide, wherein the first and second portions of the cable are opposite one another across the cable guide. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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applying a bandage-type sensor body comprising a sensing component to a patient'"'"'s digit; and securing a sensor cable that is operatively connected to the sensing component in a predetermined position on the bandage-type sensor body with a cable guide, wherein the predetermined position corresponds to a top of the digit when the sensor body is applied, wherein the sensor cable is configured to translate axially within the cable guide. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of manufacturing a sensor, comprising:
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providing a bandage-type sensor body configured to be applied to a digit comprising an exterior surface and a tissue-contacting surface; providing at least one sensing element disposed on the bandage-type sensor body; providing a cable adapted to be electrically coupled to the sensing element; and providing a cable guide disposed on the exterior surface of the bandage-type sensor body, wherein the cable guide is adapted to hold the cable in a predetermined position on the bandage-type sensor body, wherein the cable is configured to translate axially within the cable guide. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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