Patent ID: 8515515
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a stocking cap configured to be applied to a patient's head; a substrate disposed adjacent the stocking cap; a light emitter disposed on the substrate; a light detector disposed on the substrate; a cable disposed on the substrate, wherein the cable extends from the substrate through an open portion of the stocking cap configured to be proximate to a top of the stocking cap when the stocking cap is applied to the patient; and a compressible protrusion disposed on the substrate, wherein the compressible protrusion is configured to substantially surround at least one of the emitter or the detector, and wherein the compressible protrusion is compressed to less than about 50% of its uncompressed height when the stocking cap is applied to the patient's head.