SENSOR AND SYSTEM PROVIDING PHYSIOLOGIC DATA AND BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION
First Claim
1. A sensor system comprising:
- a light emitter and a photodetector disposed on an inside portion of a housing, said photodetector receiving light from said emitter after passing through a portion of a patient;
a fingerprint reader, with at least a portion thereof being disposed on the housing, said reader providing fingerprint data of a patient or care giver; and
a processor for determining patient oximetry data based on said received light and releasing said data upon satisfaction of a condition relating to said fingerprint data.
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Abstract
A device and method of use combining a non-invasive sensor for measuring a physiologic attribute with a biometric identification means. One embodiment of the device and method includes a sensor that has incorporated therein both an oximeter and a fingerprint sensor. The sensor may be connected to a controller including a fingerprint identification circuit in addition to the oximeter circuit and other physiological circuitries such as ECG, pulse or heart rate, NIBP (Non-Invasive Blood Pressure) and temperature. A display may provide an indication of the measured blood oxygen saturation level along with identification information. The display may be located to provide remote monitoring of oxygen saturation and fingerprint identification of the patient, for example, at a central station. The fingerprint identification circuit may be activated individually to obtain the patient fingerprint, which may be recorded in a memory, either in the controller or a remote memory store, or both.
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20 Claims
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1. A sensor system comprising:
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a light emitter and a photodetector disposed on an inside portion of a housing, said photodetector receiving light from said emitter after passing through a portion of a patient; a fingerprint reader, with at least a portion thereof being disposed on the housing, said reader providing fingerprint data of a patient or care giver; and a processor for determining patient oximetry data based on said received light and releasing said data upon satisfaction of a condition relating to said fingerprint data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A sensor system method comprising;
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performing an oximetry process on a portion of a body part of a patient including emitting light from a light emitter and detecting light passing through said body part portion, said process yielding oximetry data; acquiring a fingerprint image; determining whether the fingerprint image matches a stored fingerprint image; and storing said oximetry data in association with said stored fingerprint image so as to provide a record of oximetry data of said patient. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A sensor system method comprising:
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acquiring fingerprint data of multiple patients or a care givers of the patients and storing said fingerprint data in records of said multiple patients; determining oximetry data of one of said multiple patients using a light emitter and light detector controlled by a processor; acquiring fingerprint data of said one of said multiple patients or a care giver of said one of said multiple patients; comparing said acquired fingerprint data with fingerprint data stored in said records; and based on said comparing, performing an action on said acquired fingerprint data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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