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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2006
Joseph Coakley, Dublin, CA (US);
George L. Matlock, Pleasanton, CA (US);
William Raridan, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Darius Eghbal, Oakland, CA (US);
Joseph Coakley, Dublin, CA (US);
George L. Matlock, Pleasanton, CA (US);
William Raridan, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Darius Eghbal, Oakland, CA (US);
Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
A sensor assembly is provided that includes a frame having two or more structural supports. A coating is provided over the frame. The coating has at least one deformable region disposed between the two or more structural supports. As least one optical component is disposed within the at least one deformable region such that the at least one optical component can move relative to the two or more structural supports. A biasing component is attached to an end of the frame such that at least two different portions of the coated frame are biased closed in the absence of a sufficient opening force. The sensor may be placed on a patient's finger, toe, ear, and so forth to obtain pulse oximetry or other physiological measurements. A skeletal frame and a method for manufacturing a skeletal framework are also provided.