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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2007
Vladimir Grubac, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Peter R. Rosendahl, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Vladimir Grubac, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Peter R. Rosendahl, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Nonin Medical, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Abstract
A physiologic sensor device configured to be placed on an appendage. The sensor device includes a foldable portion designed to be deformed around the tip of the appendage. In some embodiments the foldable portion is a soft compressible material. In other embodiments a stabilization component is provided to isolate sensing elements from external forces. Some embodiments also include a deformable frame that folds in response to a bending force as the sensing device is placed on the appendage. The deformable frame holds the sensor device in place until another bending force is applied. In other embodiments the frame and/or sensor elements are removable and disposable relative to other components of the sensor device.