SELECTION OF ENSEMBLE AVERAGING WEIGHTS FOR A PULSE OXIMETER BASED ON SIGNAL QUALTIY METRICS
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Abstract
A pulse oximeter system is presently disclosed. The pulse oximeter system includes a processor and circuitry. The processor and circuitry are configured to receive light waveforms from a sensor, determine at least one signal quality metric for the light waveforms, calculate at least one weight using a continuously variable weighting function based on the at least one signal quality metric, and ensemble average the light waveforms using the at least one calculated weight.
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21. A method for monitoring a physiological status of a patient, comprising:
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receiving first and second intensity signals representative of an intensity of light of first and second wavelengths, respectively, after attenuation by a patient'"'"'s tissue; identifying a first sample of the first or second intensity signal related to a first cardiac pulse; averaging the first sample with a previous sample based on a first weight to provide an averaged sample; identifying a second sample of the first or second intensity signal related to a second cardiac pulse, the second sample being subsequent in time to the first sample; averaging the second sample with the first averaged sample based on a second weight, to provide a second averaged sample; and calculating a physiological parameter based on the second averaged sample, wherein the first and second weights are based at least in part on a degree of correlation between the first and second intensity signals. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for monitoring a patient, comprising:
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receiving first and second intensity signals representative of an intensity of light of first and second wavelengths, respectively, after attenuation by a patient'"'"'s tissue, wherein the light of first and second wavelengths is emitted via one or more emitters of a sensor; determining one or more quality metrics of the first or second intensity signal; identifying a first sample of the first or second intensity signal related to a first cardiac pulse; averaging the first sample with a previous sample based on a first weight to provide an averaged sample, wherein the first weight is based on the one or more quality metrics; calculating a physiological parameter based on the first averaged sample; and evaluating the one or more quality metrics to determine whether the sensor is positioned off of a surface of the patient'"'"'s tissue. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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