Patent ID: 7272426

Claim:
A medical sensor for measuring pulse blood tissue and/or skin parameters using electromagnetic waves for transmission, comprising: a clip-like carrier part for pushing onto a patient's finger or toe from the front; a first carrier leg that carries at least one transmitting element and bears with its inner side against the finger or toe during a measurement operation; a second carrier leg that carries at least one receiving element and bears with its inner side against the finger or toe, opposite the first carrier leg, during the measurement operation; a carrier base that connects the two carrier legs to one another in the region of a tip of the finger or toe; a clip-like spring part having two spring legs and a spring base that connects the spring legs, wherein the spring part is arranged on the outside of the carrier part such that the first spring leg bears against an outer side of the first carrier leg and the second spring leg bears against an outer side of the second carrier leg; wherein the carrier art is made of a more flexible material than the spring part; wherein the spring legs prestress the carrier legs toward one another; wherein the first spring leg has a start section that adjoins the spring base and an end section that is remote from the spring base; and wherein the end section is more flexible than the start section.