Patent ID: 9386953
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A61B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of sterilizing a reusable portion of a noninvasive optical probe to assemble a new noninvasive optical probe, the method comprising: removing said noninvasive optical probe from a patient, said probe comprising a reusable element and a separable disposable positioning mechanism, the disposable positioning mechanism including a first information memory storage element that remains attached to the disposable positioning mechanism when the reusable element is separated from the disposable positioning mechanism, the disposable positioning mechanism further including an adhesive side capable of removably securing the reusable element to a measurement site on said patient, the reusable element including a light source capable of emitting light at different wavelengths, a light detector capable of detecting the light after it has been attenuated by the patient's body tissue, and a plurality of conductors, wherein the light source and the light detector form part of the reusable element when the reusable element is separated from the disposable positioning mechanism; separating said reusable element from said disposable positioning mechanism; sterilizing at least said reusable element; and combining said reusable element with a different disposable positioning mechanism to form a second optical probe, said combining including electrically connecting a second information memory storage element of said second optical probe, wherein said second information memory storage element forms a portion of said different disposable positioning mechanism.