摘要 |
Devices for treating a patient by measuring a condition, such as the partial pressure of CO<SUB>2</SUB>, at a location on a mucosal membrane surface in the mouth region of the patient, includes a sensor ( 14, 16 ) with an end ( 44, 46 ) that lies against the mucosal surface, and a seal ( 20 ) that extends 360° around the sensor end and presses against the mucosal surface. The sensor end and the seal lie on the first end portion ( 24 ) of a holder ( 22 ) which has a second end portion ( 26 ) that presses against the outside of the patient at a location opposite the sensor and seal. The holder is a clasp which can be formed as a single piece of resilient material that extends in a loop, or which can be formed in the manner of a clothespin with a spring that pivots two bars to urge their end portions towards each other.
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