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Pulse oxymeter having probe with warming means

US5131391A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 31, 1990
Grant dateJul 21, 1992
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Expiry dateMay 31, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B5/1491
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A pulse oxymeter for measuring a blood oxygen saturation of a subject, including a first device for emitting toward a body portion of the subject a first light having a first wavelength and a second light having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength, a second device for detecting an intensity of each of the first and second lights transmitted through, or reflected by, the body portion of the subject and generating a photoelectric pulse wave signal representative of the detected intensity of each of the first and second lights, a third device for determining a blood oxygen saturation of the subject based on the pulse wave signals corresponding to the first and second lights, a probe which supports the first and second devices and is adapted to contact the body portion of the subject, and a warming device for warming the body portion of the subject.

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