Method and System for Monitoring Oxygenation Levels of a Compartment for Detecting Conditions of a Compartment Syndrome
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring oxygenation levels of a compartment of a human body for detecting conditions of a compartment syndrome, comprising:
- providing an alignment mechanism on a compartment sensor;
monitoring oxygenation levels of the compartment with the compartment sensor;
monitoring blood pressure of the human body; and
monitoring a relationship between the blood pressure and the oxygenation levels.
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Abstract
A method and system for continually monitoring oxygenation levels in real-time in compartments of an animal limb, such as in a human leg or a human thigh or a forearm, can be used to assist in the diagnosis of a compartment syndrome. The method and system can include one or more near infrared compartment sensors in which each sensor can be provided with a compartment alignment mechanism and a central scan depth marker so that each sensor may be precisely positioned over a compartment of a living organism. The method and system can include a device for displaying oxygenation levels corresponding to respective compartment sensors that are measuring oxygenation levels of a compartment of interest. The method and system can also monitor the relationship between blood pressure and oxygenation levels and activate alarms based on predetermined conditions relating to the oxygenation levels or blood pressure or both.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring oxygenation levels of a compartment of a human body for detecting conditions of a compartment syndrome, comprising:
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providing an alignment mechanism on a compartment sensor; monitoring oxygenation levels of the compartment with the compartment sensor; monitoring blood pressure of the human body; and monitoring a relationship between the blood pressure and the oxygenation levels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for monitoring oxygenation levels of a compartment of a human body for detecting conditions of a compartment syndrome, the system comprising:
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a compartment sensor for detecting oxygenation levels of the human body; a blood pressure device for sensing blood pressure of the human body; a display device for displaying the oxygenation levels and blood pressure values of the human body; and a computing device coupled to the compartment sensor, blood pressure device, and display device;
the computing device for monitoring the blood pressure of the human body and for monitoring the oxygenation levels of the human body, the computing device monitors a relationship between the blood pressure and oxygenation level and determines if conditions exist that may indicate that a compartment syndrome exists in the human body based on the relationship. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24)
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18. The system of claim 18, wherein the computing device adjusts oxygenation values based on demographics of a patient.
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23. A method for monitoring oxygenation levels of a compartment of a human body for detecting conditions of a compartment syndrome, the system comprising:
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determining an offset value for an oxygenation level scale based on skin pigment of the human body; after determining the offset value, detecting oxygenation levels of the human body; sensing blood pressure of the human body; and monitoring a relationship between the blood pressure and oxygenation levels; and sounding an alarm if the blood pressure and oxygenation levels reach one or more predefined levels that may indicate that a compartment syndrome exists in the human body. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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