Universal modular pulse oximeter probe for use with reusable and disposable patient attachment devices
First Claim
1. A pulse oximeter probe system comprising a probe having at least one light emitting diode and at least one photocell detector wherein said emitter and detector are incorporated into modular plastic housings, at least one housing having an aperture or radiation transparent window aligned with said diode, and at least a second housing having an aperture or radiation transparent window aligned with said detector;
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(a) a reusable finger attachment device having a first modular receptacle pair mounted thereon, or(b) a disposable bandage device having a second modular receptacle pair mounted thereon;
wherein respective ones of said housings can lockingly engage and disengage respective ones of said modular receptacles and transmit and receive light through the appendage of a patient when the selected one of the above devices (a) or (b) is attached to a patient and when the the respective receptacles of the attached device; and
the receptacles of the disposable bandage device or the reusable finger attachment device have locking levers for lockingly engaging and disengaging said modular probe housings, respectively.
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Abstract
A system and method of standardizing modular probe housings so that the standardized probe housings may be incorporated into probes adapted to work with at least one of a multiplicity of manufacturers'"'"' oximeters. The probe housings are adapted to matingly engage at least a disposable bandage apparatus and a reusable finger attachment device.A sensor system for sensing a physiological parameter of a patient. A reusable probe sensor comprises a first housing element and a second housing element. The first housing element comprises at least one light emitter and the second housing element comprises at least one light detector. The first and second housing elements are movably coupled and configured to receive a disposable sensor shield. A disposable sensor shield comprises a first liner portion having a first aperture and a second liner portion having a second aperture. The first and second liner portions are configured to receive an appendage. The first and second apertures are configured to be aligned to allow light from the at least one light emitter to pass through the first aperture, the appendage, and the second aperture, to the at least one light detector during use. The disposable sensor shield is configured to engage the reusable probe sensor.
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32 Claims
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1. A pulse oximeter probe system comprising a probe having at least one light emitting diode and at least one photocell detector wherein said emitter and detector are incorporated into modular plastic housings, at least one housing having an aperture or radiation transparent window aligned with said diode, and at least a second housing having an aperture or radiation transparent window aligned with said detector;
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(a) a reusable finger attachment device having a first modular receptacle pair mounted thereon, or (b) a disposable bandage device having a second modular receptacle pair mounted thereon; wherein respective ones of said housings can lockingly engage and disengage respective ones of said modular receptacles and transmit and receive light through the appendage of a patient when the selected one of the above devices (a) or (b) is attached to a patient and when the the respective receptacles of the attached device; and
the receptacles of the disposable bandage device or the reusable finger attachment device have locking levers for lockingly engaging and disengaging said modular probe housings, respectively.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A reusable finger attachment device for use with a pulse oximeter probe incorporating modular housings, comprising said attachment device incorporating modular receptacles for matingly engaging said modular probe housings;
- wherein the receptacles of the reusable finger attachment device have locking levers for lockingly engaging and disengaging said modular probe housings.
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7. A method of standardizing probes comprising designing probe housings to be matingly engageable with modular receptacles of a disposable bandage apparatus and a reusable finger attachment device and further constructing said probe housings to be incorporated into probes adapted to work with at least one of a multiplicity of manufacturers'"'"' oximeters.
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8. A sensor system for sensing a physiological parameter of a patient, the system comprising:
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a reusable probe sensor comprising a first housing element and a second housing element, wherein the first housing element comprises at least one light emitter and the second housing element comprises at least one light detector, wherein the first and second housing elements are movably coupled and configured to receive a disposable sensor shield, wherein each of the first and second housing elements comprises a modular connector for engaging respective modular connectors of a disposable sensor shield; a disposable sensor shield comprising a first liner portion having a first aperture and a second liner portion having a second aperture, wherein the first and second liner portions are configured to receive an appendage, wherein the first and second apertures are configured to be aligned to allow light from the at least one light emitter to pass through the first aperture, the appendage, and the second aperture, to the at least one light detector during use, wherein the disposable sensor shield is configured to engage the reusable probe sensor, and wherein each of the first and second liner portions comprises a modular connector for engaging respective modular connectors of the first and second housing elements, wherein at least one of the modular connectors comprises a locking member. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device for use with a reusable probe sensor in a system for sensing a physiological parameter of a patient, the device comprising:
a disposable sensor shield comprising a first liner portion having a first aperture and a second liner portion having a second aperture, wherein the first and second liner portions are configured to receive an appendage, wherein the first and second apertures are configured to be aligned to allow light from a light emitter of a reusable probe sensor to pass through the first aperture, the appendage, and the second aperture, to a light detector of a reusable probe sensor, and wherein the disposable sensor shield is configured to be coupled to a reusable probe sensor to shield the reusable probe sensor from contact with the appendage, wherein each of the first and second liner portions comprises a modular connector for engaging respective modular connectors of the reusable probe sensor, wherein at least one of the modular connectors comprises a locking member. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of preparing a system for sensing a physiological parameter of a patent, the method comprising:
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providing a reusable probe sensor comprising a first housing element and a second housing element, wherein the first housing element comprises at least one light emitter and the second housing element comprises at least one light detector, wherein the first and second housing elements are movably coupled and configured to receive a disposable sensor shield, wherein each of the first and second housing elements comprises a modular connector for engaging respective modular connectors of a disposable sensor shield; providing a disposable sensor shield comprising a first liner portion having a first aperture and a second liner portion having a second aperture, wherein the first and second liner portions are configured to receive an appendage, wherein the first and second apertures are configured to be aligned to allow light from the at least one light emitter to pass through the first aperture, the appendage, and the second aperture, to the at least one light detector during use, wherein the disposable sensor shield is configured to engage the reusable probe sensor, and wherein each of the first and second liner portions comprises a modular connector for engaging respective modular connectors of the first and second housing elements, wherein at least one of the modular connectors comprises a locking member; coupling the disposable sensor shield to an appendage; and coupling the disposable sensor shield to the reusable probe sensor. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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