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Direct to digital oximeter

US5842981A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 17, 1996
Grant dateDec 1, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 17, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B5/14551
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An oximeter for non-invasively measuring the oxygen saturation in blood with increased speed and accuracy. The device includes a sensor unit which can be attached to a patient and an oximeter which determines the oxygen saturation in the blood based on signals received from the sensor. In the present invention, the detected signal is immediately converted to a digital value.

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