Patent ID: 9636017
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: A61B,G01L

Claim:
1. A sensor system comprising: a sensor for monitoring one or more bodily functions of a patient's body; a lower control unit comprising a first group of one or more electronic components in communication with the sensor; an upper control unit comprising a second group of one or more electronic components in communication with the sensor; and a mounting unit detachably coupling the upper and lower control unit to the patient's body; wherein the upper control unit and the lower control unit can be separately removed from the mounting unit; wherein removing the upper control unit and the lower control unit from the mounting unit removes all electronic components from the patient's body, while the sensor and mounting unit remain in contact with the patient; wherein the first group of one or more electronic components comprises safe electronic components, comprising one of non-ferrous containing electronic components and electronics that cause substantially no imaging artifacts during electromagnetic imaging; and wherein the second group of one or more electronic components comprises unsafe electronic components, comprising one of ferrous containing electronic components and electronics that cause one or more imaging artifacts during electromagnetic imaging.