Patent ID: 8000761

Claim:
An optical probe formed from disposable and reusable portions, the optical probe configured to receive one or more emitter drive signals and output one or more intensity signals indicative of one or more physiological parameters of body tissue of a patient, the optical probe comprising: a reusable portion including a flexible circuit positioning a plurality of flexible conductors, a light emitter capable of emitting light, and a light detector capable of detecting the light after it has been attenuated by body tissue including blood, wherein ones of the plurality of flexible conductors communicate electrical signals to the emitter and others of the flexible conductors communicate electrical signals from the detector; and a disposable portion including a face tape layer and a base tape layer having an adhesive side configured to secure the optical probe to a measurement site on the body tissue, the face and the base tape layers combining to removably attach to one another and sandwich a majority of the flexible circuit of the reusable portion between the face and the base tape layers.