Oximeter with system for testing transmission path
First Claim
1. An examination apparatus for measuring the oxygenation in an object with electromagnetic wave transmission spectrophotometry, comprising:
- a light source means for sequentially emitting electromagnetic waves housing different wavelengths;
an illumination-side fixture for receiving said electromagnetic waves emitted from said light source means and outputting said electromagnetic waves;
a detection-side fixture for detecting electromagnetic waves output from said illumination-side fixture and for sending said transmitted electromagnetic waves to a transmission light detection means;
said transmission light detection means for detecting electromagnetic waves sent from said detection-side fixture and for outputting path-transmission light data; and
a computer system for receiving said path-transmission light data from said transmission light detection means and for judging whether said examination apparatus is in an optimum condition on the basis of said path-transmission light data;
whereinsaid illumination-side fixture and said detection-side fixture have such structures that said fixtures can be assembled together so that electromagnetic waves output from said illumination-side fixture are directly made incident on and detected by said detection-side fixture and said computer system includes a memory means for storing previously obtained optimum path-transmission light data and includes a processor means for comparing said path-transmission light data to said previously obtained optimum path-transmission light data.
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Abstract
An examination apparatus measures the oxygenation in body organs by the near infrared light transmission spectrophotometry. To inspect the examination apparatus itself before the oxygenation measurement, an illumination-side fixture and a detection-side fixture have such structures that these fixtures can be assembled together in such a manner that near infrared light is directly made incident on the detection-side fixture from the illumination-side fixture. In the midst of the measurement, the examination apparatus is regularly inspected and a photomultiplier tube can be separately inspected by employing a separate light source for inspection.
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9 Claims
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1. An examination apparatus for measuring the oxygenation in an object with electromagnetic wave transmission spectrophotometry, comprising:
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a light source means for sequentially emitting electromagnetic waves housing different wavelengths; an illumination-side fixture for receiving said electromagnetic waves emitted from said light source means and outputting said electromagnetic waves; a detection-side fixture for detecting electromagnetic waves output from said illumination-side fixture and for sending said transmitted electromagnetic waves to a transmission light detection means; said transmission light detection means for detecting electromagnetic waves sent from said detection-side fixture and for outputting path-transmission light data; and a computer system for receiving said path-transmission light data from said transmission light detection means and for judging whether said examination apparatus is in an optimum condition on the basis of said path-transmission light data;
whereinsaid illumination-side fixture and said detection-side fixture have such structures that said fixtures can be assembled together so that electromagnetic waves output from said illumination-side fixture are directly made incident on and detected by said detection-side fixture and said computer system includes a memory means for storing previously obtained optimum path-transmission light data and includes a processor means for comparing said path-transmission light data to said previously obtained optimum path-transmission light data. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An examination apparatus for measuring the oxygenation in an object with electromagnetic wave transmission spectrophotometry, comprising:
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a light source means for sequentially emitting electromagnetic waves with different wavelengths; an illumination-side fixture for receiving said electromagnetic waves emitted from said light source means and outputting said electromagnetic waves; a detection-side fixture for detecting electromagnetic waves output from said illumination-side fixture and for sending said transmitted electromagnetic waves to a transmission light detection means; an inspection light source means for outputting an inspection electromagnetic wave according to an instruction from a computer system and sending said inspection electromagnetic wave to the transmission light detection means; said transmission light detection means for detecting electromagnetic waves output from said illumination-side fixture and for detecting said inspection electromagnetic wave and outputting first path-transmission light data; and said computer system for receiving said first path-transmission light data from said transmission light detection means and judging whether said transmission light detection means is in an optimum condition;
whereinsaid computer system has a memory means for storing previously obtained optimum first path-transmission light data and a processor means for comparing said first path-transmission light data to said previously obtained optimum first path-transmission light data. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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