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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2016
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Andy S. Lin, Boulder, CO (US);
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to reusable medical sensors. According to certain embodiments, the medical sensor may include a sensor housing, an emitter disposed in the sensor housing, the emitter being configured to direct light through the tissue of a patient, and a detector disposed in the sensor housing, the detector being configured to detect light from the emitter after the light has passed through the tissue of the patient and to convert the detected light to an electrical signal. The sensor may also include a dye disposed in the sensor housing, wherein the dye is configured to exit the sensor housing when the sensor housing is damaged and is within a solution.