System and method for differentiating between tissue-specific and systemic causes of changes in oxygen saturation in tissue and organs
US8781546B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 10, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H50/20
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for monitoring oxygen saturation that includes the following steps: (i) measuring an oxygen saturation of a target area of a person or animal over time; (ii) measuring an oxygen saturation of a reference area of the person or animal over time; and (iii) classifying the oxygen saturation status of the target area based upon a comparison of the oxygen saturation of the target area relative to the oxygen saturation of the reference area over time.
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