Methods of manufacturing a compliant diaphragm medical sensor
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1. A method for manufacturing, comprising:
- providing a frame comprising a loop structure and an emitter housing and a detector housing that protrude from an inner surface of the loop structure; and
forming a sensor body by applying a coating material over the frame, wherein the coating material covers at least one open area of the frame to provide at least one diaphragm structure, and wherein the sensor body is flexible such that the emitter housing and the detector housing are biased towards one another.
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a sensor is provided. The method includes providing a frame having a loop structure, and covering the frame with a coating material to provide a sensor body having at least one diaphragm structure. The one or more diaphragm structures of the sensor body bias an emitter housing and a detector housing of the frame toward one another. The sensor may be placed on a patient'"'"'s finger, toe, and so forth, to obtain pulse oximetry or other physiological measurements.
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1. A method for manufacturing, comprising:
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providing a frame comprising a loop structure and an emitter housing and a detector housing that protrude from an inner surface of the loop structure; and forming a sensor body by applying a coating material over the frame, wherein the coating material covers at least one open area of the frame to provide at least one diaphragm structure, and wherein the sensor body is flexible such that the emitter housing and the detector housing are biased towards one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for manufacturing, comprising:
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providing a frame comprising a loop structure and an emitter housing and a detector housing that protrude from an inner surface of the loop structure; and forming a sensor body by applying a coating material over the frame, wherein the coating material covers at least one open area of the frame to provide at least one diaphragm structure, wherein the at least one diaphragm structure is sufficiently elastic to enable the emitter housing and the detector housing move toward one another and away from one another without substantially moving a remainder of the frame. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for manufacturing, comprising:
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providing a frame comprising a loop structure and an emitter housing and a detector housing that protrude from an inner surface of the loop structure; and disposing an optical emitter in the emitter housing and an optical detector in the detector housing and then forming a sensor body by applying a coating material over the frame, wherein the coating material covers at least one open area of the frame to provide at least one diaphragm structure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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