Light-reflecting and heating type oximeter
First Claim
1. An oximeter sensor for non-invasively measuring oxygen saturation of blood contained within a part of a living body comprising:
- optical sensor means for measuring oxygen blood saturation, said optical sensor means including;
a housing containing a flat surface end adaptable to face said body part,means for emitting measuring light having at least two different wavelengths protruding from said flat surface end, said light emitting means including at least two light emitting elements that emit different wavelengths of measuring light, andmeans for receiving said measuring light protruding from said flat surface end between said at least two light emitting elements; and
means for controllably heating said body part containing a contact surface adaptable to be placed on said body and disposed around and protruding from said flat surface and of said housing substantially the same amount as said light emitting means and said light receiving means.
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Abstract
A light-reflecting and heating type oximeter designed to measure non-invasively oxygen saturation in blood contained in a part of a living body by using an optical sensor. The optical sensor has a light-emitting section for emitting measuring light beams having at least two different wavelengths and a light-receiving section for receiving the measuring light beams activated by and reflected from the measuring part of the living body, and a heating means whose heating temperature is controllable is provided around the light-emitting and -receiving sections. The light receiving section and light emitting section are arranged in a particular positional relationship on a flat surface of the optical sensor housing to obtain accurate measurements. The arrangement enables measurement of oxygen saturation in any part of a living body including those in which blood vessels are distributed close to the body surface, such as finger tips, ears and the flat part of a newborn'"'"'s foot.
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8 Claims
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1. An oximeter sensor for non-invasively measuring oxygen saturation of blood contained within a part of a living body comprising:
optical sensor means for measuring oxygen blood saturation, said optical sensor means including; a housing containing a flat surface end adaptable to face said body part, means for emitting measuring light having at least two different wavelengths protruding from said flat surface end, said light emitting means including at least two light emitting elements that emit different wavelengths of measuring light, and means for receiving said measuring light protruding from said flat surface end between said at least two light emitting elements; and means for controllably heating said body part containing a contact surface adaptable to be placed on said body and disposed around and protruding from said flat surface and of said housing substantially the same amount as said light emitting means and said light receiving means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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