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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2014
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Michael Patrick O'Neil, Dublin, CA (US);
Paul D. Mannheimer, Danville, CA (US);
Rodney Chin, Carson City, NV (US);
Adnan I. Merchant, Fremont, CA (US);
Joseph Coakley, Dublin, CA (US);
Don Hannula, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An optical sensor, having a cover layer, an emitter disposed on a first side of the cover, a detector disposed on the first side of said cover, and a plurality of stacked independent adhesive layers disposed on the same first side of the cover, wherein the top most exposed adhesive layer is attached to a patient's skin. Thus, when the sensor is removed to perform a site check of the tissue location, one of the adhesive layers may also be removed and discarded, exposing a fresh adhesive surface below for re-attachment to a patient's skin. The independent pieces of the adhesive layers can he serially used to extend the useful life of the product.