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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen H Gorski, Eagle, WI (US);
Alfred J Kelly, Fond Du Lac, WI (US);
Assignee:
Imagenix, Inc., Eagle, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 ;
Abstract
This invention is an improve non-invasive electro-optical sensor probe ( ) that is initially L shaped to provide a mechanical means for accurate positioning of the sensor for subsequent use in connection with a patient appendage. The sensor further includes a leveling pad for at least partially surrounding a protruding sensor element ( ) to minimize protrusion of the element into the skin of a patient, and a functional liner ( ) for use in pretest of the sensor prior to positioning on a patient.