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Forehead sensor placement

  • US 8,412,297 B2
  • Filed: 07/28/2006
  • Issued: 04/02/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An oximeter sensor, comprising:

  • a substrate having a shape similar to a shape of at least a portion of a patient'"'"'s forehead and including a section adapted to directly contact a portion of a forehead of a patient, wherein the section adapted to directly contact a portion of a forehead of a patient has an arcuate shape when placed flat upon a planar surface in the absence of any restraining force;

    an emitter disposed on the substrate at a position located on the section;

    a detector disposed on the substrate at a distance from the emitter wherein both the emitter and the detector are disposed to one side of an imaginary line that bisects the substrate through its arc; and

    a headband for holding the substrate against the patient'"'"'s forehead, the headband sized to fit around the patient'"'"'s head.

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