Patent ID: 8688185

Claim:
A device for measuring blood, tissue, or skin parameters, including oxygen saturation in blood, through attachment to bodily organs, said device comprising: a flexible fixing strap ( 2 ) having a length defined by a longitudinal axis, wherein said flexible fixing strap is comprised of a tension-proof upper part ( 2 . 1 ) having a hook-and-loop fastening member ( 3 ) arranged thereto at one end and a plastic foam-like, skid-resistant lower part ( 2 . 2 ) congruent in size and shape with said upper part; a foldable capsule band ( 7 ) comprised of mating first and second halves and a self-adherent inner surface, wherein neither said first half nor said second half is congruent in size with either the upper part or the lower part of said flexible fixing strap; a transmitting optics ( 4 ), a detector ( 5 ), and a connecting cable ( 6 ) mounted to the first half of said capsule band by means of said self-adherent inner surface and then covered by the second half of said capsule band to yield a sealed, moisture-tight sensor unit, wherein said sensor unit has a length defined by a longitudinal axis whereby the length of said sensor unit is less than the length of said flexible fixing strap, further wherein said sensor unit is arranged between said upper and lower parts of said fixing strap; and a strain relief band; wrapped around said connecting cable so as to further secure said sensor unit to said fixing strap.