Patent ID: 11879626
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 0:
1. A patient monitoring sensor, comprising:
a communication interface, through which the patient monitoring sensor can communicate with a monitor;
a light-emitting diode (LED) communicatively coupled to the communication interface;
a detector, communicatively coupled to the communication interface, capable of detecting light;
a layer of material provided over the LED and facing a patient-side of the sensor, without a corresponding layer of material provided over the detector on the patient-side of the sensor, wherein the layer of material is configured to reduce the thermal transmission of the LED to the patient-side of the sensor;
a patient-side layer; and
a bandage folded over the patient-side layer and securing the layer of material and the LED between the bandage and the patient-side layer.