Sensor appliance for non-invasive monitoring
US4865038A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 9, 1986 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/6838
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sensor appliance removably attachable to a living body for non-invasively producing signals indicative of a condition of the body and applying them to a monitoring or measuring device and method of making the appliance characterized by a small, highly flexible light weight substrate with surface mounted light emitting and photodetector components hermetically sealed in a flexible moisture resistant envelope. Provision is made for inclusion of a form sustaining spine to enhance positional stability.
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