Patent ID: 8560035
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: A61B,H01R

Abstract:
1. A sensor comprising: a sensor pad having a first layer and a second layer, the second layer defining a plurality of openings; and a circuit board at least partially disposed in the sensor pad and having a light source configured to generate near-infrared light and a light detector configured to receive near-infrared light, wherein the light source and the light detector are each aligned with one of the openings of the sensor pad so that near-infrared light generated by the light source can travel through a part of a patient's body to the light detector and the near-infrared light received by the light detector indicates oxygen saturation of the part of the patient's body through which the light travelled, and wherein the circuit board has an integrally formed tail at least partially disposed in the sensor pad, and wherein the sensor pad includes a first overlay disposed on one side of the tail and integrally formed with the first layer and a second overlay disposed on another side of the tail and integrally formed with the second layer, wherein the first and second overlays extend along the entire length of the tail.