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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2014
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Oleg Gonopolskiy, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Arik Anderson, Birmingham, MI (US);
Melissa Muto, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Richard Morbito, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Matthew Stimpson, Macomb, MI (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An exemplary sensor includes an integrated sensor pad having a first portion and a second portion separated by a waist portion. The waist portion is narrower than the first portion and the second portion. A light source that is disposed on the first portion is configured to generate near-infrared light and transmit the near-infrared light into a patient's body. A light detector that is disposed on the second portion is configured to detect near-infrared light that has traveled through part of the patient's body.