Patent ID: 6070269
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: A61B,G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A sensor assembly capable of being detachably mounted to a human appendage, the sensor assembly comprising:(a) a sheath of material which is capable of fitting over and encircling a human appendage such that it substantially conforms to the shape of the appendage, the sheath having an inside surface for contacting against the human appendage, an outside surface opposite to the inside surface, and a longitudinal dimension along the length of the appendage;(b) a strip of hook and loop fastening material of a first type adhered to the outside surface of the sheath and having a width, and a length disposed along the longitudinal dimension of the sheath so that the length of the strip is disposed along the length of the human appendage when the sheath is fitted over and encircling the human appendage;(c) a positional sensor contained within a housing, the housing having a first surface;(d) a substrate having a first surface, a second surface, and a width across the substrate's second surface, the first surface of the housing for the positional sensor being attached to the substrate's first surface, the area of the substrate's first surface being greater than the area of the housing's first surface; and(e) a first piece of hook and loop fastening material of a second type adhered to the second surface of the substrate; andwherein the substrate is capable of being detachably mounted to the strip of hook and loop fastening material at its second surface at a plurality of points along the length of the hook and loop fastening material strip when the sheath is fitted over and encircling the human appendage with the first surface of the sheath contacting against the human appendage; andwherein the length of the strip is greater than the substrate's width.