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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Oleg Gonopolskiy, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Arik Anderson, Birmingham, MI (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/1455 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/6832 (2013.01); A61B 5/0059 (2013.01); A61B 5/14552 (2013.01); A61B 5/6833 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0233 (2013.01); A61B 2562/043 (2013.01); A61B 2562/164 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor includes a sensor pad that allows air and moisture to diffuse from a patient's skin. A light source is disposed on the sensor pad is configured to generate near-infrared light. A light detector disposed on the sensor pad is configured to detect near-infrared light generated by the light source.