Patent · US Expired

Injection molded, heat-sealed housing and half-etched lead frame for oximeter sensor

US5913819A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 7, 1997
Grant dateJun 22, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 7, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49156
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is directed to an oximeter sensor to measure the oxygen content of a patient's blood. The sensor can include a lead frame having different thicknesses, a sensor housing being molded from a common thermoplastic resin, and rib members in the housing for inhibiting shorting between adjacent traces of the lead frame. The present invention further includes a process for forming the sensor.

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