MULTI-STREAM SENSOR FOR NONINVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD CONSTITUENTS
First Claim
1. A physiological sensor capable of outputting a signal responsive to a blood analyte present in a monitored patient, the sensor comprising:
- a sensor housing comprising an optical source configured to emit optical radiation on a body tissue of a medical patient;
a heat sink associated with the sensor, the heat sink operative to receive thermal energy from the optical source and release thermal energy outside of the sensor housing; and
a plurality of photodetectors each configured to detect the optical radiation from the optical source after attenuation by the body tissue of the medical patient and to output a signal responsive to the detected optical radiation, the signal reflecting one or more physiological parameters of the medical patient.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a sensor having a set of photodetectors that are arranged at various locations to enable the measurement of blood glucose. The photodetectors are arranged across multiple locations. For example, the detector may comprise multiple photodetector arrays that are arranged to have a sufficient difference in mean path length to allow for noise cancellation and noise reduction. Walls may be used in the detector to separate individual photodetectors and prevent mixing of detected optical radiation between the different locations on the measurement site. A window may also be employed to facilitate the passing of optical radiation at various wavelengths for measuring glucose in the tissue.
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21 Claims
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1. A physiological sensor capable of outputting a signal responsive to a blood analyte present in a monitored patient, the sensor comprising:
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a sensor housing comprising an optical source configured to emit optical radiation on a body tissue of a medical patient; a heat sink associated with the sensor, the heat sink operative to receive thermal energy from the optical source and release thermal energy outside of the sensor housing; and a plurality of photodetectors each configured to detect the optical radiation from the optical source after attenuation by the body tissue of the medical patient and to output a signal responsive to the detected optical radiation, the signal reflecting one or more physiological parameters of the medical patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A physiological sensor capable of outputting a signal responsive to a blood analyte present in a monitored patient, the sensor comprising:
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a sensor housing comprising an optical source configured to emit optical radiation on a body tissue of a medical patient, the optical source comprising one or more emitters disposed on a submount; a conductive shield of a medical cable configured to be in electrical communication with the submount, such that the conductive shield acts at least in part as a heat sink for the one or more emitters; and a plurality of photodetectors each configured to detect the optical radiation from the optical source after attenuation by the body tissue of the medical patient and to output a signal responsive to the detected optical radiation, the signal reflecting one or more physiological parameters of the medical patient. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A heat sink of a noninvasive optical medical sensor capable of detecting light attenuated by body tissue, the heat sink comprising:
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a heat producing part of an electronic device; and a cable in thermal communication with the heat producing part, the cable comprising a conductor configured to draw heat from the heat producing part. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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