[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 157 (Monday, August 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 49550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20566]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Availability for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive 
Licensing of U.S. Patent Application Concerning Pulse Oximeter Sensor 
With a Combination Oropharyngeal Airway and Bite Block

AGENCY: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6, announcement is made of the 
availability for licensing of U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 09/
389,355 entitled ``Pulse Oximeter Sensor With a Combination 
Oropharyngeal Airway and Bite Block,'' filed September 3, 1999. This 
patent has been assigned to the United States Government as represented 
by the Secretary of the Army.

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, 
ATTN: Command Judge Advocate, MCMR-JA, 504 Scott Street, Fort Detrick, 
Frederick, Maryland 21702-5012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Elizabeth Arwine, Patent Attorney, 
(301) 619-7808 or telefax (301) 619-5034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A combined oropharyngeal airway/bite block 
having pulse oximeter sensor elements capable of monitoring the 
posterior pharynx, the soft palate, the hard palate, and the buccal 
surface. The oropharyngeal airway portion has a thickened wall to house 
the pulse oximeter sensor elements and provide sufficient material to 
form grooves in the distal end. The grooves are utilized when the 
invention is turned on its side to act as a bite block with the grooves 
engaging the teeth of the patient. The pulse oximeter sensor elements 
include a light source, which emits light at wavelengths of about 660 
nm and about 940 nm, and a light detector. The pulse oximeter sensor 
elements are in communication with a spectrophotometer for analysis.

Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-20566 Filed 8-11-00; 8:45 am]
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