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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mitchell Levinson, Pleasanton, CA (US);
James R Casciani, Cupertino, CA (US);
Bryan J Weber, Livermore, CA (US);
Daniel Gronvall, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Phillip S Palmer, San Leandro, CA (US);
Andres Jimenez Lopez, Tijuana, CA (US);
Richard L Shaw, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nellcor Puritan Bennett Incorporated, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ; B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53429 ; 53410 ; 53472 ;
Abstract
An improved method for bending an oximeter sensor which simplifies the manufacturing. The sensor is manufactured without a bend, but when it is packaged for shipping, it is bent and restrained in the bent position. The sensor is made of a material which has memory so that when the packaging which restrains it is removed for use, the sensor will retain a partially bent shape.