Non-invasive medical probe
Patent 6456865 Issued on September 24, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 17, 2021. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 17, 2021. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesSphygmomanometer pressure releasing means Disposable fetal oxygen monitor Perinatal pulse oximetry sensor Non-invasive medical probe provided with suction cup Non-invasive fetal probe having improved mechanical and electrical properties Patent #: 5833622 InventorApplicationNo. 764823 filed on 01/17/2001US Classes:600/376, Fetal monitoring600/387, Suction607/149Means for holding applicator against body tissueExaminersPrimary: Gibson, Randy W.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassA61B 005/04Foreign Application Priority Data1995-06-08 GBAbstractA non-invasive medical probe includes a suction cup adapted to be secured by vacuum to a patient's skin and supporting an electrode, a source of vacuum, and a resilient walled tube structure connecting the source of vacuum to the suction cup, the source of vacuum including a resilient bellows operative when fully compressed and then released to apply a predetermined low level of vacuum to the suction cup and an arrangement connected with the bellows for enabling the bellows to be further extended manually in order to increase the vacuum applied to the suction cup to a higher level, the arrangement including a thumb ring secured to a closed end of the bellows and a finger abutment at an opposite end of the bellows. | |
