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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Edward M. Mckenna, Boulder, CO (US);
Douglas Paul Miller, Lakewood, CO (US);
David Philip Besko, Thorton, CO (US);
Inventors:
Edward M. McKenna, Boulder, CO (US);
Douglas Paul Miller, Lakewood, CO (US);
David Philip Besko, Thorton, CO (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1455 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to embodiments, a medical sensor may be configured for use on mucosal tissue. Such a sensor may include a portion that facilitate the application of the sensor to the tissue and a portion that includes the optical components of the sensor. The two portions of the sensor may be reversibly coupled to one another. In embodiments, such sensors may be used to determine patient hematocrit.