Instrument having optical device measuring a physiological quantity and means for transmitting and/or receiving data
US7526327B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/02438
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is disclosed a portable instrument including an optical device (4; 5; 6) for measuring a physiological quantity, particularly the heart rhythm, and data emission and/or reception means, the optical device including at least one light source (41; 51; 61) for subjecting a portion of an organic tissue (10) to a light emission and at least one photoreceptor (42; 52, 53, 54; 62, 64, 66) for detecting the intensity of the light emission after propagation in the organic tissue. The optical device also forms the data emission and/or reception means, said at least one light source and/or said at least one photoreceptor being arranged for respectively emitting data to an external unit or receiving data from said external unit.
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