Patent ID: 7245953

Claim:
An oximetry apparatus comprising: a first discrete bandage strip apparatus having adhesive on at least a portion of at least one face thereof, and at least one receptacle mounted thereon; and a second discrete bandage strip apparatus having adhesive on at least a portion of at least one face thereof, and having at least one receptacle mounted thereon; wherein said first and second discrete bandage strip apparatii may be positioned on a patient, wherein said at least one receptacle of said first discrete bandage strip apparatus can matedly and removably engage a first housing of a reusable pulse oximeter probe, said first housing incorporating thereon or therein at least one photocell detector, wherein said at least one receptacle of said second discrete bandage strip apparatus can matedly and removably engage a second housing of a reusable pulse oximeter probe, said second housing incorporating thereon or therein at least one light emitting diode, and wherein said first discrete bandage strip apparatus is coupled to said second discrete bandage strip apparatus.