Patent ID: 11911211
Assignee: CVR MEDICAL CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. An array for use in a carotid artery sensor configured as a Y-shaped structure comprising:
a neck having a longitudinal axis;
a stem coupled to the neck at a stem vertex, said stem oriented in a first direction away from the longitudinal axis at between 125° and 175°;
a neck vertex coupled to the neck opposite the stem vertex;
a left arm and a right arm coupled to the neck vertex, and said left arm and said right arm extending from the neck vertex in the opposite direction to the stem, wherein relative to one another, the stem and the arms extend from the neck in opposing directions along the longitudinal axis at an angle of about 225° and 270°;
wherein the left arm and the right arm create a bell-like shape along a lateral axis from the neck; and wherein each of the arms and the stem define a track like structure and are configured to receive a sensor pod, and wherein the sensor pod comprises:
a housing configured to be coupled to the left arm, the right arm, and the stem;
a friction plunger defined to secure the sensor pod to the track like structure on the array;
a disposable cap configured to removably attach to the housing;
a diaphragm that extends out of the disposable cap;
a printed circuit board having: integrated circuits, a rechargeable battery, a spring loaded contact, an input, and at least one LED status light;
a piezo element configured to receive vibrations from the diaphragm and output a signal to the input of the printed circuit board; and
a wireless charging coil configured to inductively charge the rechargeable battery.