Patent ID: 11944454
Assignee: NONIN MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A device comprising:
a sensor module including an optical sensor, the optical sensor including a light source and a light detector and configured to provide an electrical output on a node, the electrical output corresponding to a physiological parameter based on reflected light detected at a sensor surface; and
a membrane having a contact side and having an opposing side, the contact side configured to conform to a tissue surface, the membrane having an engagement feature and the sensor module having a complementary feature configured to couple and decouple with the engagement feature, the engagement feature and the complementary feature configured to retain the sensor module in fixed alignment with the membrane; and
wherein the sensor module includes an elastic filler disposed between the optical sensor and an electronic circuit, the optical sensor coupled to the electronic circuit by a conductor, the elastic filler configured to exert a compressive force on the optical sensor.