US 11,998,362 B2
Acoustic respiratory monitoring sensor having multiple sensing elements
Valery G. Telfort, Irvine, CA (US); Dimitar Dimitrov, Saint-Laurent (CA); and Phi Trang, Montreal (CA)
Assigned to Masimo Corporation, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Masimo Corporation, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/144,770.
Application 17/144,770 is a continuation of application No. 16/193,756, filed on Nov. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,925,544.
Application 16/193,756 is a continuation of application No. 15/366,899, filed on Dec. 1, 2016, granted, now 10,349,895, issued on Jul. 16, 2019.
Application 15/366,899 is a continuation of application No. 14/247,120, filed on Apr. 7, 2014, granted, now 9,538,980, issued on Jan. 10, 2017.
Application 14/247,120 is a continuation of application No. 12/904,931, filed on Oct. 14, 2010, granted, now 8,690,799, issued on Apr. 8, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/313,645, filed on Mar. 12, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/252,099, filed on Oct. 15, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2021/0128069 A1, May 6, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 7/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/0205 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/7214 (2013.01) [A61B 7/003 (2013.01); A61B 7/008 (2013.01); A61B 7/04 (2013.01); A61B 5/0006 (2013.01); A61B 5/0205 (2013.01); A61B 5/02438 (2013.01); A61B 5/02444 (2013.01); A61B 5/08 (2013.01); A61B 5/0816 (2013.01); A61B 5/082 (2013.01); A61B 5/145 (2013.01); A61B 5/4818 (2013.01); A61B 5/6822 (2013.01); A61B 5/6833 (2013.01); A61B 5/721 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0204 (2013.01); A61B 2562/182 (2013.01); A61B 2562/222 (2013.01); A61B 2562/227 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49005 (2015.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An acoustic sensor system comprising:
a first acoustic sensor comprising at least:
a first sensing element; and
a first electrode layer; and
a second acoustic sensor comprising at least:
a second sensing element; and
a second electrode layer,
wherein the first and second acoustic sensors are arranged in a stack,
wherein the first and second sensing elements are positioned between the first and second electrode layers, and
wherein the first and second electrode layers are configured to form an electromagnetic noise shielding barrier.