Method for manufacturing a heat-sealed neo-natal medical monitoring probe
US5638593A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49002
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a heat-sealed neo-natal medical monitoring probe requires a pair of light sources and a light detector to be placed between two layers or conformable material used to implement the probe. The layers are designed to be self-aligning when placed in the assembly press for heat-sealing the perimeter of the probe. The heat-sealing process both protects the light sources and detector from fluids and also functions to precisely position and secure these devices.
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