Patent ID: 8584345
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: A61B,B23P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for reprocessing a previously used physiological sensor, the sensor including a plurality of sensor components, the method comprising: determining one or more sensor components of a sensor to be replaced; detaching the one or more sensor components to be replaced from the sensor, wherein the one or more sensor components include at least one sensing component, and wherein detaching comprises cutting the one or more sensor components from a cable component of the sensor; attaching one or more new sensor components to the sensor to form an assembled sensor, the one or more new sensor components including a replacement for the at least one sensing component, the assembled sensor and the cable component and at least the cable component, wherein the attaching comprises splicing the one or more new sensor components to the cable component of the sensor; determining whether sensing performance of the assembled sensor meets specified sensor performance criteria; and sterilizing the sensor in preparation for use.