System and method for preventing sensor misuse
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1. A pulse oximetry sensor, comprising:
- an emitter configured to transmit a signal into tissue;
a detector configured to detect the signal; and
a quality assurance component coupled to a first sensor component and second sensor component, the quality assurance component configured to break and disable the sensor upon separation of the first sensor component from the second sensor component, wherein the quality assurance component is interwoven with the first sensor component and the second sensor component.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a pulse oximetry sensor. The pulse oximetry sensor may comprise an emitter configured to transmit a signal into tissue, a detector configured to detect the signal, and a quality assurance component coupled to a first sensor component and second sensor component. The quality assurance component may be configured to break and disable the sensor upon separation of the first sensor component from the second sensor component.
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1. A pulse oximetry sensor, comprising:
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an emitter configured to transmit a signal into tissue; a detector configured to detect the signal; and a quality assurance component coupled to a first sensor component and second sensor component, the quality assurance component configured to break and disable the sensor upon separation of the first sensor component from the second sensor component, wherein the quality assurance component is interwoven with the first sensor component and the second sensor component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of assured quality operation of a pulse oximetry sensor, comprising:
disabling the pulse oximetry sensor upon separation of a first sensor component and a second sensor component by breaking a quality assurance component that is interwoven with the first and second sensor components. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of manufacturing a quality assured pulse oximetry sensor, comprising:
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providing an emitter configured to transmit a signal into tissue; providing a detector configured to detect the signal; and providing a quality assurance component interwoven with a first sensor component and second sensor component, the quality assurance component configured to break and disable the sensor upon separation of the first sensor component from the second sensor component. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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