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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2009
Craig D. Oster, Oakdale, MN (US);
Hatim M. Carim, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Casey L. Carlson, Edina, MN (US);
Vinod P. Menon, Woodbury, MN (US);
Jon A. Kirschhoffer, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
William Bedingham, Woodbury, MN (US);
Christopher R. Yungers, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Craig D. Oster, Oakdale, MN (US);
Hatim M. Carim, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Casey L. Carlson, Edina, MN (US);
Vinod P. Menon, Woodbury, MN (US);
Jon A. Kirschhoffer, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
William Bedingham, Woodbury, MN (US);
Christopher R. Yungers, Saint Paul, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A biomedical sensor system. The system can include a sensor adapted to create a signal based on a physiological characteristic from a subject, and a hub adapted to receive the signal from the sensor. The signal can include at least one of an electromagnetic signal, an electrical signal, an acoustic signal, a mechanical signal, a thermal signal, and a chemical signal. The system can further include a connector adapted to couple the sensor and the hub, the connector having a variable length, such that the sensor and the hub can be positioned a variable distance apart by changing the length of the connector. The connector can be adapted to provide a pathway between the sensor and the hub for the signal. A method of applying a biomedical sensor system to a subject can include changing the length of the variable-length connector to provide an appropriate distance between the sensor and the hub, and coupling the sensor to the subject.