Nose sensor

US10537285B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Masimo Corporation · US

Inventors

• Samir Shreim · Irvine, US
• Vikrant Sharma · Portland, US
• Philip Perea · Irvine, US
• Jennifer Rines · Carlsbad, US
• Clinton Robins · Lake Forest, US
• Chad Eichele · Lake Forest, US
• Yassir Abdul-Hafiz · Irvine, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 6, 2017
• Grant date: Jan 21, 2020
• Expiry date: Nov 23, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2562/04
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A patient monitor can noninvasively measure a physiological parameter using sensor data from a nose sensor configured to be secured to a nose of the patient. The nose sensor can include an emitter and a diffuser. The diffuser is configured to generate a signal when detecting light attenuated by the nose tissue of the patient. An output measurement of the physiological parameter can be determined based on the signals generated by the diffuser.