Patent ID: 8897850

Claim:
A medical sensor assembly, comprising: a sensor body comprising: a first segment having a first protrusion; a second segment having a second protrusion; at least one sensing element disposed internally within the first segment or the second segment; a living hinge comprising a pivot axis, wherein the living hinge mechanically couples the first segment and the second segment, and is configured to enable the first segment and the second segment to pivot relative to one another generally about the pivot axis when a compression force is applied to the first protrusion and the second protrusion to move the first and second protrusions generally toward one another, and wherein the living hinge is configured to apply a first biasing force in the absence of the compression force to move ends of the first and second segments distal from the first and second protrusions generally toward one another; and a biasing member configured to generate a moment about the pivot axis of the living hinge, wherein the biasing member generates a second biasing force that moves the ends of the first and second segments generally toward one another.