Remanufactured medical sensor with flexible Faraday shield
First Claim
1. A method of remanufacturing a used bandage-type medical sensor, comprising:
- obtaining the used bandage-type medical sensor, the used bandage-type medical sensor comprising an electrically conductive adhesive transfer tape (ECATT) layer disposed in a sensor body of the used bandage-type medical sensor and surrounding a detector of the used bandage-type medical sensor to shield the detector from EMI; and
replacing a used patient-contacting adhesive bandage layer of the used bandage-type medical sensor with a new patient-contacting adhesive bandage layer.
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Abstract
Present embodiments include a remanufactured bandage-type medical sensor having an optical assembly with an emitter adapted to transmit one or more wavelengths of light and a photodetector adapted to receive the one or more wavelengths of light transmitted by the emitter. The sensor also includes a laminate assembly having an electrically conductive adhesive transfer tape (ECATT) layer disposed over the photodetector, and the ECATT layer is adapted to shield the photodetector from electromagnetic interference (EMI). A nonconductive layer supports the emitter, the photodetector, and the ECATT layer within the sensor. At least a portion of the optical assembly is from a used bandage-type medical sensor, and at least a portion of the laminate assembly is new.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of remanufacturing a used bandage-type medical sensor, comprising:
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obtaining the used bandage-type medical sensor, the used bandage-type medical sensor comprising an electrically conductive adhesive transfer tape (ECATT) layer disposed in a sensor body of the used bandage-type medical sensor and surrounding a detector of the used bandage-type medical sensor to shield the detector from EMI; and replacing a used patient-contacting adhesive bandage layer of the used bandage-type medical sensor with a new patient-contacting adhesive bandage layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of remanufacturing a used bandage-type medical sensor, comprising:
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obtaining the used bandage-type medical sensor, the used bandage-type medical sensor comprising an electrically conductive adhesive transfer tape (ECATT) layer disposed in a sensor body of the used bandage-type medical sensor and surrounding a detector of the used bandage-type medical sensor to shield the detector from EMI, wherein the used bandage-type medical sensor is a used bandage-type pulse oximetry sensor, and the detector is a photodetector; retaining an optical assembly of the used bandage-type pulse oximetry sensor, the optical assembly having an emitter configured to transmit one or more wavelengths of light and the photodetector, wherein the ECATT layer fully covers the photodetector, is transparent with respect to the wavelengths of light emitted by the emitter and detected by the photodetector, and does not comprise an optical window; and replacing a used patient-contacting adhesive bandage layer of the used bandage-type medical sensor with a new patient-contacting adhesive bandage layer.
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15. A method of remanufacturing a used bandage-type medical sensor, comprising:
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obtaining the used bandage-type medical sensor, the used bandage-type medical sensor comprising an electrically conductive adhesive transfer tape (ECATT) layer disposed in a sensor body of the used bandage-type medical sensor and surrounding a detector of the used bandage-type medical sensor to shield the detector from EMI, wherein the ECATT layer is electrically insulated from external surfaces of the used bandage-type medical sensor; and replacing a used patient-contacting adhesive bandage layer of the used bandage-type medical sensor with a new patient-contacting insulative adhesive bandage layer.
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