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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Brock Kopp, Branford, CT (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 5/11 (2013.01); A61B 5/1113 (2013.01); A61B 5/6801 (2013.01); A61B 5/6891 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00694 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2059 (2016.02); A61B 2090/061 (2016.02); A61B 2090/067 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0807 (2016.02); A61B 2505/05 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01);
Abstract
A motion sensor for detecting the movement of a patient is provided and includes a housing, a spring loaded return mechanism supported in the housing, an encoder, and a sensor. The spring loaded return mechanism includes a spool rotatably supported within the housing, a biasing member coupled to the housing and the spool, and a cord supported on the spool. The encoder is located on the spool and is configured to monitor a length of cord extended from the housing. The sensor is configured to communicate a signal when the cord is extended beyond a predetermined or preset length.