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Method and pulse oximeter apparatus using chemical heating

  • US 9,795,332 B2
  • Filed: 11/26/2012
  • Issued: 10/24/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A flexible self-heated pulse oximeter apparatus, comprising:

  • a) a flexible harness including first and second sections joined by a bridge section;

    b) a probe removably secured to said bridge section and including a lead for transmitting a signal to a processor;

    c) said harness being adapted to hold said probe in a fixed position relative to a measurement site on the body so as to effectively envelope and position the extremity of the measurement site directly adjacent said probe, and including a pocket in one of said first and second sections thereof;

    d) a self-contained source of chemical heating mixture;

    e) said pocket being adapted to accommodate said self-contained source of chemical heating mixture therein; and

    f) said one of said first and second sections being made of an air permeable material so as to allow the air to come in contact with said chemical heating mixture and release heat.

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