Modular systems for monitoring the presence of a person using a variety of sensing devices
US7940187B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/046
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A capacitive sensor element for use with a patient monitoring system and a method for manufacturing and dispensing such sensor elements for use. The sensor elements include a flat, flexible, substrate layer that is manufactured into a roll that also includes at least two longitudinal conductive elements printed or layered onto one side of the substrate layer material. Individual capacitive sensor elements comprising a section of the substrate material with corresponding sections of the conductive elements may be separated from the manufactured roll by tearing along perforations across the width of the substrate layer material. Once an individual capacitive sensor element has been separated from the roll for use, one end of the element is folded over to align pairs of connector apertures positioned through the conductive elements and the associated substrate layer. Dual snap electrical connectors are positioned over and through the apertures to provide the necessary electrical connections between the capacitive sensor and the instrumentation of the patient monitoring system. The present invention further includes a method of manufacturing the roll of capacitive sensor elements accor…
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