Artificially induced blood pulse for use with a pulse oximeter
US4883055A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 1988 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/6824
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An artificially induced blood pulse used for measuring oxygen saturation in arterial blood is produced by a cuff, wrapped around a body member having an artery upstream from a testing site, when a squeezing pulse is applied by the cuff to the body member.
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