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Noninvasive device for photoelectrically measuring the property of arterial blood

US4694833A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 13, 1986
Grant dateSep 22, 1987
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Expiry dateMar 13, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2201/1245
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A noninvasive device for photoelectrically measuring a property of arterial blood is provided. Light that contacts living tissue with arterial blood is converted into a pair of electrical signals. The electrical signals are processed to provide information of the amplitude of the measured signals and are further processed to produce a final output signal that is substantially a square function of a ratio between the electrical signals representative of the amplitudes.

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