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Pulse oximeter with improved accuracy and response time

US5398680A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 8, 1992
Grant dateMar 21, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 8, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2201/1244
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An improved pulse oximeter for the measurement of oxygen saturation in the blood, which is faster and more accurate than conventional pulse oximeters. Improved speed and accuracy is attained by elimination of normalization and feedback circuitry and the use of analog to digital converting devices having a wide dynamic range along with a sophisticated computer analysis. The instant invention eliminates inaccuricies resulting from channel matching errors, and detects and eliminates aberrant input data.

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