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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2012
Applicant:
Covidien Lp;
Inventors:
Darius Eghbal, Oakland, CA (US);
William Raridan, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Joseph Coakley, Dublin, CA (US);
George L. Matlock, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 13/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/1455 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/6826 (2013.01); A61B 5/14552 (2013.01); A61B 5/6838 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a sensor is provided. The method includes providing a frame having a loop structure, and covering the frame with a coating material to provide a sensor body having at least one diaphragm structure. The one or more diaphragm structures of the sensor body bias an emitter housing and a detector housing of the frame toward one another. The sensor may be placed on a patient's finger, toe, and so forth, to obtain pulse oximetry or other physiological measurements.