Fingerstall oximeter

• US 9,724,041 B2
• Filed: 03/06/2013
• Issued: 08/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Choice Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (Tianjin Chase Sun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Beijing Choice Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (Tianjin Chase Sun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wang, Weihu, Li, Zuobin, Liu, Shuhai, Wu, Peng, Wang, Wei
• Primary Examiner(s): WINAKUR, ERIC FRANK
• Application Number:
  US14/383,298
• Publication Number:
  US 20150045638A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,616 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02427 Details of sensor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14552 Details of sensors specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6826 Finger
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6843 Monitoring or controlling sensor contact pressure

Abstract

Disclosed is a fingerstall oximeter comprising an upper housing (11), a middle housing (12), a lower housing (13) and a detection unit. The upper housing (11), the middle housing (12) and the lower housing (13) are connected in turn. The lower housing (13) is made of silica gel, and a finger accommodating chamber (14) for accommodating a finger to be measured is formed between the opposed surfaces of the lower housing (13) and the middle housing (12). The fingerstall oximeter has high measurement accuracy and small volume, and is easy to disassemble and carry.

Claims

1. A fingerstall oximeter, comprising:

an upper housing, a middle housing, a lower housing and a detection unit, wherein the upper housing, the middle housing and the lower housing are connected in turn, the lower housing is made of silica gel, and a finger accommodating chamber for accommodating a finger under detection is formed between the opposed surfaces of the lower housing and the middle housing;

wherein the lower housing comprises an arc portion, a connection portion and an extension portion located between the connection portion and the arc portion, the extension portion of the lower housing covers the outer surface of a part of the middle housing, and the internal contour of the extension portion has the same shape as the external contour of the corresponding part in the middle housing.

2. The fingerstall oximeter of claim 1, wherein the lower housing is connected with the middle housing by means of adhesive or connector.

3. The fingerstall oximeter of claim 1, wherein the peripheries of the opposed surfaces of the upper housing and the lower housing are the pressure junction surfaces of the upper housing, the peripheries of the opposed surfaces of the middle housing and the upper housing are the pressure junction surfaces of the middle housing, and the edge of the lower housing is pressed between the pressure junction surfaces of the upper housing and the middle housing such that the lower housing connects with the middle housing.

4. The fingerstall oximeter of claim 3, wherein the arc portion projects towards a direction away from the middle housing, and the connection portion is pressed between the pressure junction surfaces of the upper housing and the middle housing.

5. The fingerstall oximeter of claim 4, wherein a first positioning hole is provided in the connection portion, a first positioning post is provided on the pressure junction surface of the middle housing at a position corresponding to the first positioning hole, and the first positioning hole matches the first positioning post, and the middle housing and the lower housing are positioned accurately by means of the first positioning hole and the first positioning post.

6. The fingerstall oximeter of claim 4, wherein the middle housing comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion has a lateral external diameter equal to that of the lower housing, the second portion has a lateral external diameter less than that of the first portion, and the longitudinal length of the second portion is substantially equal to that of the lower housing, the extension portion of the lower housing covers the outer surface of the second portion of the middle housing, and the connection portion of the lower housing seals the gap between the pressure junction surface of the second portion of the middle housing and the pressure junction surface of the upper housing at a corresponding position.

7. The fingerstall oximeter of claim 6, further comprising a sealing plate which is provided between the pressure junction surface of the first portion of the middle housing and the pressure junction surface of the upper housing, and seals the gap between the pressure junction surface of the first portion of the middle housing and the pressure junction surface of the upper housing at a corresponding position.

8. The fingerstall oximeter of claim 7, wherein a second positioning hole is provided in the sealing plate, a second positioning post is provided on the pressure junction surface of the middle housing at a position corresponding to the second positioning hole, and the second positioning hole matches the second positioning post.

9. The fingerstall oximeter of claim 7, wherein the sealing plate is connected with the connection portion, and the sealing plate and the lower housing are formed as a whole.

10. The fingerstall oximeter of claim 4, wherein a concave portion recessed towards the direction of the upper housing is provided at a position of the middle housing opposite to the arc portion of the lower housing, and the concave portion is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the middle housing.

11. The fingerstall oximeter of claim 1, wherein a positioning portion is provided at the back end of the finger accommodating chamber to position the finger inserting into the chamber.

12. The fingerstall oximeter of claim 1, wherein the upper housing and the middle housing are connected by a screw, a first connection hole throughout the thickness of the middle housing is provided in the middle housing, a first connection post is provided on the lower surface of the upper housing at a position opposed to the first connection hole, thread is provided inside the first connection hole for matching the screw, the screw passes through the first connection hole and matches the thread so as to connect the upper housing with the middle housing.

13. The fingerstall oximeter of claim 1, wherein a light detector and a data processing circuit for measuring pulse and degree of blood oxygen saturation are disposed in the middle housing, a luminous tube is disposed in the lower housing, a luminous tube channel and a wiring channel are provided at the bottom of the arc portion, the luminous tube channel and the wiring channel project towards a direction away from the middle housing, the luminous tube is disposed in the luminous tube channel, and a conducting wire for connecting the luminous tube and the data processing circuit is disposed in the wiring channel.

14. The fingerstall oximeter of claim 1, wherein a battery compartment for accommodating a battery is provided at the back end of the upper housing, and the battery compartment is disposed in the upper housing along the lateral direction of the upper housing.