Patent ID: 8670812
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A sensor comprising: an integrated sensor pad having a first portion and a second portion separated by a waist portion, wherein the waist portion is narrower than the first portion and the second portion, and wherein said sensor pad is configured to be adhered to a patient's body by an adhesive disposed directly on an underside of said sensor pad; a light source at least partially housed within said sensor pad and configured to generate near-infrared light and transmit the near-infrared light through part of a patient's body; and a light detector at least partially housed within said sensor pad and configured to detect near-infrared light that has traveled through the part of the patient's body, wherein the near-infrared light detected indicates an amount of oxygen in the part of the patient's body through which the near-infrared light traveled.