Patent ID: 6727445
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A patient monitoring pressure sensor pad having a pressure switch carried thereon, said pressure switch comprising:a first semi-rigid dielectric sheet having a first and second surface; a plurality of pairs of opposingly disposed half circuits carried on the first surface of said first dielectric sheet, each said pair comprising a first and second half circuit, wherein each said first half circuit comprises a plurality of spaced conductor strips extending from a first common bus bar in spaced groupings, and each said second half circuit comprises a plurality of spaced conductor strips extending from a second common bus bar in spaced groupings; and a second flexible dielectric sheet overlying the first dielectric sheet, said second dielectric sheet having a plurality of switch closures carried thereon and facing said first dielectric sheet, said switch closures being normally spaced from said half circuits on said first dielectric sheet, and deflectable into contact with said half circuits under an externally applied force.