Patent ID: 8690770
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: A61B,G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A physiological monitoring system, comprising: a medical sensor comprising at least one emitter and at least one detector; and a physiological monitor comprising a timer set to run for a time interval and at least one of a display or speaker, wherein the timer is configured to start when the physiological monitor receives a signal related to a change in the light received at the at least one detector that is indicative of the medical sensor being affixed to a patient and to reset if the signal indicates that the medical sensor is removed from the patient and reaffixed to the patient prior to the expiration of the time interval and wherein the at least one of a display or a speaker is configured to provide a prompt if the medical sensor is not removed from the patient and reaffixed to the patient during the time interval.