Patent ID: 8911371

Claim:
A transducer holder for holding a transducer in signal-receiving contact with a patient's body, the holder comprising: a base adherently attachable to the patient's skin; and a retainer attached or attachable to the base; wherein, in use, the retainer holds the transducer in signal-receiving contact with the patient's body and retains the transducer in the holder; and wherein the retainer is an elastically deformable membrane or one or more bands which, in use, extends over the transducer held by the holder and deforms elastically to accommodate the transducer, such that elastic restoring forces exerted by the retainer retain the transducer within the holder, and cause a net force to act on the transducer pushing it against the patient's skin; wherein the transducer holder comprises an elongate strip of flexible material that includes an elastically extensible central portion that defines the retainer, and two or more end portions that together at least partially define the base; and wherein, when the base is adherently attached to the patient's skin, the retainer partially defines the insertion opening for the transducer and the end portions define an aperture of the base through which the transducer is presented to the patient's skin.