Self-piercing pulse oximeter sensor assembly
US6144867A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 3, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/6816
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A self-piercing pulse oximeter sensor is provided for attachment to subject, e.g., an individual or an animal. The device includes a flexible pulse oximeter sensor, an earring post, and a grommet. The earring post may be used as a piercing device if there is not a pierced body part suitable for attaching the pulse oximeter sensor to the body. Otherwise the earring post may be slid into the pierced hole. In either case, the tip of the earring post engages a grommet once passing through the body part. Thus, the pulse oximeter sensor functions in a transilluminance mode by transmitting light through the pierced body part.
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