Hematocrit and oxygen saturation blood analyzer
First Claim
1. An apparatus for measuring hematocrit and oxygen saturation levels of a volume of blood, comprising:
- a housing including a key pad and display panel thereon;
a receptacle sized to store a quantity of blood therein;
a carriage electrically connected to said housing, said carriage being sized and configured to receive and support said receptacle;
a light source disposed adjacent said carriage, said light source being operative to illuminate said quantity of blood within said receptacle with first and second wavelengths of light;
a first sensing means disposed adjacent said carriage for producing a hematocrit signal as a function of said first wavelength of light after scattering thereof by said blood;
a second sensing means disposed adjacent said carriage for producing an oxygen saturation signal as a function of said first and said second wavelengths of light after scattering thereof by said blood;
a third sensing means disposed adjacent said carriage for producing a calibration signal for the purpose of calibrating said apparatus; and
a signal processing means disposed within said housing, said signal processing means comprising;
(a) means for filtering said hematocrit signal and said oxygen saturation signal from system noise and outside interference;
(b) means for producing an adjusted hematocrit signal and an adjusted oxygen saturation signal, said adjusted hematocrit signal comprising said hematocrit signal as compensated for effects of oxygen saturation, temperature, and blood pH and said adjusted oxygen saturation signal comprising said oxygen saturation signal as compensated for effects of hematocrit, temperature, and blood pH; and
(c) means for converting said adjusted hematocrit signal and said adjusted oxygen saturation signal to hematocrit and oxygen saturation measurements for output on said display panel.
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Abstract
An improved blood analyzing device is disclosed for measuring the hematocrit and oxygen saturation levels of a quantity of blood. The device comprises a housing having a carriage assembly electrically interfaced thereto. Disposed within the carriage assembly is a light emitting means and a plurality of light detecting optical sensors which are used to provide hematocrit and oxygen saturation signals based on the scattering of light within a blood containment vessel disposed within the carriage. Signals generated from the sensors are processed by control electronics disposed within the housing so as to output a hematocrit measurement which is compensated for the effects of oxygen saturation, pH, and temperature, and an oxygen saturation measurement which is compensated for the effects of hematocrit, pH, and temperature.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus for measuring hematocrit and oxygen saturation levels of a volume of blood, comprising:
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a housing including a key pad and display panel thereon; a receptacle sized to store a quantity of blood therein; a carriage electrically connected to said housing, said carriage being sized and configured to receive and support said receptacle; a light source disposed adjacent said carriage, said light source being operative to illuminate said quantity of blood within said receptacle with first and second wavelengths of light; a first sensing means disposed adjacent said carriage for producing a hematocrit signal as a function of said first wavelength of light after scattering thereof by said blood; a second sensing means disposed adjacent said carriage for producing an oxygen saturation signal as a function of said first and said second wavelengths of light after scattering thereof by said blood; a third sensing means disposed adjacent said carriage for producing a calibration signal for the purpose of calibrating said apparatus; and a signal processing means disposed within said housing, said signal processing means comprising; (a) means for filtering said hematocrit signal and said oxygen saturation signal from system noise and outside interference; (b) means for producing an adjusted hematocrit signal and an adjusted oxygen saturation signal, said adjusted hematocrit signal comprising said hematocrit signal as compensated for effects of oxygen saturation, temperature, and blood pH and said adjusted oxygen saturation signal comprising said oxygen saturation signal as compensated for effects of hematocrit, temperature, and blood pH; and (c) means for converting said adjusted hematocrit signal and said adjusted oxygen saturation signal to hematocrit and oxygen saturation measurements for output on said display panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for measuring hematocrit and oxygen saturation levels of a volume of blood comprising:
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a housing; a receptacle sized to store a quantity of blood therein; means formed on said housing for supporting said receptacle; a first sensing means carried by said housing for generating an electrical signal in response to detection of hematocrit in said quantity of blood; a second sensing means carried by said housing for generating an electrical signal in response to detection of oxygen saturation in said quantity of blood; means for oscillating said supporting means to maintain red blood cells in suspension in said quantity of blood within said receptacle; and means for magnetizing said supporting means to pull proteins away from said red blood cells.
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25. An apparatus for measuring hematocrit and oxygen saturation levels of a volume of blood comprising:
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a first means for producing a hematocrit signal as a function of the scattering of light from an infrared wavelength by said blood; a second means for producing an oxygen saturation signal as a function of the scattering of light from a red wavelength and said infrared wavelength by said blood; a third means for filtering said hematocrit signal and said oxygen saturation signal for system noise and outside interference; means for producing an adjusted hematocrit signal and an adjusted oxygen saturation signal, said adjusted hematocrit signal comprising said hematocrit signal as compensated for effects of oxygen saturation, temperature, and blood pH and said adjusted oxygen saturation signal comprising said oxygen saturation signal as compensated for effects of hematocrit, temperature, and blood pH; and means for producing hematocrit and oxygen saturation measurements as a function of said adjusted hematocrit and oxygen saturation signals. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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