US 12,220,257 B2
Nose sensor
Samir Shreim, Irvine, CA (US); Vikrant Sharma, Santa Ana, CA (US); Philip Perea, Aliso Viejo, CA (US); Jennifer Rines, Carlsbad, CA (US); Clinton Robins, Lake Forest, CA (US); Chad Eichele, Lake Forest, CA (US); Yassir Kamel Abdul-Hafiz, Irvine, CA (US); and Sean Devlin, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to Masimo Corporation, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by MASIMO CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on May 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/654,562.
Application 18/654,562 is a continuation of application No. 18/058,228, filed on Nov. 22, 2022, granted, now 12,004,875.
Application 18/058,228 is a continuation of application No. 17/079,028, filed on Oct. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,534,110, issued on Dec. 27, 2022.
Application 17/079,028 is a continuation of application No. 15/955,500, filed on Apr. 17, 2018, granted, now 10,849,554, issued on Dec. 1, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/486,886, filed on Apr. 18, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0398344 A1, Dec. 5, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/0205 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/6819 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0015 (2013.01); A61B 5/02438 (2013.01); A61B 5/14552 (2013.01); A61B 5/0205 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of measuring a physiological parameter of a user, the method comprising:
transmitting, using an emitter of a physiological sensor, light through tissue of a nostril of a user;
detecting, with a detector of the physiological sensor, tissue-attenuated light; and
determining a measurement of the physiological parameter based on the detected tissue-attenuated light;
wherein the physiological sensor is configured for placement on the user's nostril, the physiological sensor comprising:
an inner post configured to be positioned on an inner side of the user's nostril, the inner post configured to bend due to tissue of the user's nose when the physiological measuring device is in use;
an outer post configured to be positioned on an outer side of the user's nostril and spaced from the inner post; and
a coupling portion configured to bias the inner post towards the outer post, the inner post and the outer post extending from the coupling portion, wherein the inner post, the outer post, and the coupling portion are integrally formed,
wherein, when the physiological monitoring device is in use, one of the emitter or detector is positioned on an inner side of the user's nose and the other of the emitter or detector is positioned on an outer side of the user's nose.