Non-invasive physiological sensor cover
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1. A method of providing a sensor cover for a noninvasive optical physiological sensor, the method comprising:
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a first cover portion attachable to the sensor and configured to block at least a portion of light from one or more emitters of the sensor from being received by a detector of the sensor when the sensor is active; and
a second cover portion that protrudes from the sensor to facilitate removal of the sensor cover; and
removably attaching the sensor cover to the sensor,wherein the sensor comprises;
the one or more emitters configured to emit light; and
the detector configured to receive at least some of the light emitted by the one or more emitters after the light has passed through a tissue site.
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Abstract
A sensor cover according to embodiments of the disclosure is capable of being used with a non-invasive physiological sensor, such as a pulse oximetry sensor. Certain embodiments of the sensor cover reduce or eliminate false readings from the sensor when the sensor is not in use, for example, by blocking a light detecting component of a pulse oximeter sensor when the pulse oximeter sensor is active but not in use. Further, embodiments of the sensor cover can prevent damage to the sensor. Additionally, embodiments of the sensor cover prevent contamination of the sensor.
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1. A method of providing a sensor cover for a noninvasive optical physiological sensor, the method comprising:
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providing a sensor cover comprising; a first cover portion attachable to the sensor and configured to block at least a portion of light from one or more emitters of the sensor from being received by a detector of the sensor when the sensor is active; and a second cover portion that protrudes from the sensor to facilitate removal of the sensor cover; and removably attaching the sensor cover to the sensor, wherein the sensor comprises; the one or more emitters configured to emit light; and the detector configured to receive at least some of the light emitted by the one or more emitters after the light has passed through a tissue site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A noninvasive optical physiological sensor including a sensor cover, the sensor comprising:
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one or more emitters configured to emit light; and a detector configured to receive at least some of the light emitted by the one or more emitters after the light has passed through a tissue site; and a sensor cover comprising; a first cover portion attachable to the sensor and configured to block at least a portion of light from the one or more emitters from being received by the detector when the sensor is active; and a second cover portion that protrudes from the sensor to facilitate removal of the sensor cover. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A sensor cover for use with a noninvasive optical physiological sensor, the sensor cover comprising:
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a first cover portion attachable to the sensor and configured to block at least a portion of light from one or more emitters of the sensor from being received by a detector of the sensor when the sensor is active; and a second cover portion that protrudes from the sensor to facilitate removal of the sensor cover from the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A system comprising:
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a noninvasive optical physiological sensor comprising; one or more emitters configured to emit light; and a detector configured to receive at least some of the light emitted by the one or more emitters after the light has passed through a tissue site; and a sensor cover comprising; a planar portion that extends beyond at least one border of the sensor; and an additional portion configured to cover, when the sensor cover is adhesively coupled to the sensor, at least one of;
the detector, or the one or more emitters,wherein the sensor cover is configured to block at least a portion of light from the one or more emitters from being received by the detector when the sensor is active. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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