US 12,440,129 B2
Sensor joint wrapping in a medical sensor
Jacob Dove, Lafayette, CO (US); Sarah L Hayman, Boulder, CO (US); Derek L. Moody, Lafayette, CO (US); Linden A. Reustle, Milliken, CO (US); and Shai Fleischer, Modiin (IL)
Assigned to Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/335,722.
Application 18/335,722 is a continuation of application No. 16/904,626, filed on Jun. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,678,822.
Prior Publication US 2023/0320633 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/14552 (2013.01) [A61B 5/7435 (2013.01); A61B 2562/02 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0233 (2013.01); A61B 2562/12 (2013.01); A61B 2562/166 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A patient monitoring sensor, comprising:
a sensor body comprising a circuit board comprising a light-emitting diode and a photodetector;
a cable configured to communicatively couple the circuit board to a patient monitoring system; and
a flex joint defining a coupling of the cable to the circuit board, wherein the flex joint comprises:
a folding section folding over a plurality of wires of the cable where the wires connect to the sensor body; and
a reinforcing material circumferentially surrounding the cable and the folding section, the reinforcing material extending along a portion of the cable away from the circuit board in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the cable, the reinforcing material comprising at least one of an adhesive wrap, an injection molded member, or an overmolded member.