[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 165 (Thursday, August 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 51595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21656]


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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 Self-Piercing Pulse 
Oximeter Sensor Assembly

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/
389,347 entitled ``Self-Piercing Pulse Oximeter Sensor Assembly'', 
filed September 3, 1999. Foreign rights are also available. This patent 
application 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: For patent issues, Ms. Elizabeth 
Arwine, Patent Attorney, (301) 619-7808. For licensing issues, Paul 
Mele, Office of Research & Technology Assessment, (301) 619-6664. Both 
at telefax (301) 619-5034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A self-piercing pulse oximeter sensor for 
attachment to a subject. The device includes a flexible pulse oximeter 
sensor, an earring post, and a grommet. The earring post may be used as 
a piercing device if there is not a pierced body part suitable for 
attaching the pulse oximeter sensor to the body. Otherwise the earring 
post may be slid into the pierced hole. In either case, the tip of the 
earring post engages a grommet once passing through the body part. 
Thus, the pulse oximeter sensor functions in a transilluminance mode by 
transmitting light through the pierced body part.

Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-21656 Filed 8-23-00; 8:45 am]
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