METHOD FOR SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC BLOOD OXYGENATION MONITORING
First Claim
1. A method for non-invasively determining a blood oxygen parameter value of a subject'"'"'s tissue, comprising:
- providing a spectrophotometric sensor having one or more transducers, each operable to transmit light into the subject'"'"'s tissue and to sense the light after passage through the subject'"'"'s tissue, and a processor portion adapted to selectively control transmission of light by each transducer and to receive and process signals from each transducer, which signals are representative of the sensed light;
transmitting light into the subject'"'"'s tissue using the sensor;
detecting light after passage through the subject'"'"'s tissue using the sensor, and producing initial signal data from the light sensed;
calibrating the sensor, using the processing portion, to that particular subject using the initial signal data, thereby accounting for the specific physical characteristics of the particular subject'"'"'s tissue being sensed; and
determining the blood oxygen parameter value within the subject'"'"'s tissue using the calibrated sensor.
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Abstract
According to the present invention, a method and apparatus for non-invasively determining the blood oxygen saturation level within a subject'"'"'s tissue is provided. The method comprises the steps of: a) providing a spectrophotometric sensor operable to transmit light into the subject'"'"'s tissue, and to sense the light; b) detecting light after passage through the subject'"'"'s tissue using the sensor, and producing initial signal data from the light sensed; c) calibrating the sensor to that particular subject using the initial signal data, thereby accounting for the specific physical characteristics of the particular subject'"'"'s tissue being sensed; and d) using the calibrated sensor to determine the blood oxygen parameter value within the subject'"'"'s tissue.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for non-invasively determining a blood oxygen parameter value of a subject'"'"'s tissue, comprising:
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providing a spectrophotometric sensor having one or more transducers, each operable to transmit light into the subject'"'"'s tissue and to sense the light after passage through the subject'"'"'s tissue, and a processor portion adapted to selectively control transmission of light by each transducer and to receive and process signals from each transducer, which signals are representative of the sensed light; transmitting light into the subject'"'"'s tissue using the sensor; detecting light after passage through the subject'"'"'s tissue using the sensor, and producing initial signal data from the light sensed; calibrating the sensor, using the processing portion, to that particular subject using the initial signal data, thereby accounting for the specific physical characteristics of the particular subject'"'"'s tissue being sensed; and determining the blood oxygen parameter value within the subject'"'"'s tissue using the calibrated sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for non-invasively determining a blood oxygen saturation level within a subject'"'"'s tissue present during a monitoring period of time, the apparatus comprising:
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a spectrophotometric sensor having at least one light emitting transducer operable to transmit light into the subject'"'"'s tissue, and at least one light detecting transducer operable to detect the light after passage through the subject'"'"'s tissue and produce signals representative of the sensed light; and a processor adapted to utilize an algorithm to process the signals from each light detecting transducer, including producing a signal data set initially produced during the monitoring period of time, calibrating the apparatus to that particular subject using the initial signal data set, thereby accounting for the specific physical characteristics of the particular subject'"'"'s tissue being sensed, and determining the blood oxygen parameter value within the subject'"'"'s tissue using the calibrated apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for non-invasively determining a blood oxygen parameter value of a subject'"'"'s tissue, comprising:
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providing a spectrophotometric sensor having one or more transducers, each operable to transmit light into the subject'"'"'s tissue and to sense the light after passage through the subject'"'"'s tissue and produce signals representative of the sensed light, and a processor portion adapted to selectively control transmission of light by each transducer and to receive and process the signals from each transducer, and which processor portion utilizes an algorithm to selectively process the signals from each transducer; detecting light after passage through the subject'"'"'s tissue using the sensor, and producing first signal data from the light sensed; altering the algorithm using the first signal data to account for the specific physical characteristics of the particular subject'"'"'s tissue being sensed; and determining the blood oxygen parameter value within the subject'"'"'s tissue using the altered algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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