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

Claim 11:
12. 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 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 aperture and having a pocket aligned with the aperture and configured to receive the sensor module, the pocket having fixed walls and the aperture configured to allow passage of the sensor module, the contact side configured to receive an adhesive coating; and
wherein the sensor module includes an elastic filler coupled to the optical sensor and configured to exert a compressive force on the optical sensor.