Patent ID: 8600467
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A reusable component of a noninvasive optical sensor, the reusable component comprising: at least one energy emitter; at least one detector capable of detecting energy attenuated by body tissue and capable of outputting a signal usable to determine one or more physiological characteristics of the body tissue; a first casing housing one of the at least one energy emitter and the at least one detector, the first casing comprising at least one locking feature configured to interact with a corresponding locking feature of a disposable attachment of the noninvasive optical sensor upon application of the disposable attachment to the patient to fix movement of the first casing and the disposable attachment with respect to one another in at least one direction; a second casing housing the other of the at least one energy emitter and the at least one detector, comprising: