Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Stacked adhesive optical sensor
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Application No.: US13781023Application Date: 2013-02-28
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Publication No.: US09265464B2Publication Date: 2016-02-23
- Inventor: Michael Patrick O'Neil , Paul D. Mannheimer , Rodney Chin , Adnan I. Merchant , Joseph Coakley , Don Hannula
- Applicant: Covidien LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Agency: Fletcher Yoder PC
- Main IPC: A61B5/1455
- IPC: A61B5/1455 ; A61B5/00 ; A61B5/0205 ; A61B5/024 ; G01N21/49 ; G01N21/31

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 be serially used to extend the useful life of the product.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130178725A1 STACKED ADHESIVE OPTICAL SENSOR Public/Granted day:2013-07-11
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