Condensed oximeter system with noise reduction software
First Claim
1. A method for determining a parameter of blood, comprising the steps of:
- emitting first and second wavelengths of light through a sample;
detecting said first and second wavelengths of light through said sample;
producing first and second analog signals responsive to said detection of said first and second wavelengths, respectively, said first and second analog signals being proportional to the intensity of said first and second wavelengths of light, respectively, said first analog signal having an AC and DC component and said second analog signal having an AC and a DC component;
separating said AC component of said first analog signal from said first analog signal to produce a first separated AC component and separating said AC component of said second analog signal from said second analog signal to produce a second separated AC component;
converting said first and second separated AC components into a first digital signal and a second digital signal, respectively;
computing the derivatives of said first and second separated AC components;
taking a linear regression of the ratio of said derivatives of said first and second separated AC components for a plurality of sample points in a period; and
computing said parameter of blood, said parameter of blood being dependent on the derivatives of said first and second separated AC components.
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Abstract
A compact pulse oximetry system which separates the combined signal into its respective AC and DC components. By separating the signal into AC and DC components, a smaller order bit A/D converter may be used while still maintaining signal accuracy. Instead of using the combined signal to calculate the oxygen saturation content, the system microprocessor computes the Ratio of Ratios using the derivative of the separated AC component of the diffused signal to calculate the oxygen saturation of the measured fluid. To calculate the Ratio of Ratios, a ratio of the derivative value of the separated AC component is used. Instead of taking a single sample between the peak and valley of the signal, the oximeter system samples each value. To decrease the effect of system noise, a linear regression is performed over each sample.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for determining a parameter of blood, comprising the steps of:
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emitting first and second wavelengths of light through a sample; detecting said first and second wavelengths of light through said sample; producing first and second analog signals responsive to said detection of said first and second wavelengths, respectively, said first and second analog signals being proportional to the intensity of said first and second wavelengths of light, respectively, said first analog signal having an AC and DC component and said second analog signal having an AC and a DC component; separating said AC component of said first analog signal from said first analog signal to produce a first separated AC component and separating said AC component of said second analog signal from said second analog signal to produce a second separated AC component; converting said first and second separated AC components into a first digital signal and a second digital signal, respectively; computing the derivatives of said first and second separated AC components; taking a linear regression of the ratio of said derivatives of said first and second separated AC components for a plurality of sample points in a period; and computing said parameter of blood, said parameter of blood being dependent on the derivatives of said first and second separated AC components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for measuring a parameter of the blood, comprising:
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a first and second light emitting means for emitting first and second wavelengths of light, respectively, said first and second light emitting means directing light through a sample; means responsive to said first and second light emitting means for detecting said first and second wavelengths of light transmitted through said sample, said detection means including a photodetector, said detection means producing first and second analog signals, said first and second analog signals being proportional to the intensity of said first and second wavelengths of light, respectively, said first and second analog signals each having an AC and a DC component; means for separating said AC component of said first analog signal from said first analog signal to produce a first separated AC component and separating said AC component of said second analog signal from said second analog signal to produce a second separated AC component, wherein said means for separating includes a subtractor circuit; an analog to digital converter, coupled to said means for separating, said converter converting said first separated AC component into a first digital signal and said second separated AC component into a second digital signal, said analog to digital converter having an input voltage range; and means for taking a linear regression of the ratio of derivatives of said first and second separated AC components for a plurality of sample points in a period, said means for taking a linear regression including a microprocessor which computes said parameter of blood from said first and second digital signals, wherein the value of said parameter of blood is dependent on the derivative of said first separated AC component and the derivative of said second separated AC component. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for determining a parameter of blood, comprising the steps of:
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emitting first and second wavelengths of light through a sample; detecting said first and second wavelengths of light through said sample; producing first and second analog signals responsive to said detection of said first and second wavelengths, respectively, said first and second analog signals being proportional to the intensity of said first and second wavelengths of light, respectively, said first analog signal having an AC and DC component and said second analog signal having an AC and a DC component; separating said AC component of said first analog signal from said first analog signal to produce a first separated AC component and separating said AC component of said second analog signal from said second analog signal to produce a second separated AC component; converting said first and second separated AC components into a first digital signal and a second digital signal, respectively, using an A/D converter having an input voltage range; amplifying said first and second separated AC components to be in the range of the A/D converter used for the converting step, wherein the amount of amplification of said first and second separated AC components is controlled by a pulse width modulator, wherein the pulse length of said pulse width modulator is proportional to the amount of amplification of said first and second separated AC components; computing the derivative of said first and second separated AC components; and computing said parameter of blood, said parameter of blood being dependent on the value of said first and second digital signals.
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29. A method for determining a parameter of blood, comprising the steps of:
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emitting first and second wavelengths of light through a sample; detecting said first and second wavelengths of light through said sample; producing first and second analog signals responsive to said detection of said first and second wavelengths, respectively, said first and second analog signals being proportional to the intensity of said first and second wavelengths of light, respectively, said first analog signal having an AC and DC component and said second analog signal having an AC and a DC component; separating said AC component of said first analog signal from said first analog signal to produce a first separated AC component and separating said AC component of said second analog signal from said second analog signal to produce a second separated AC component; converting said first and second separated AC components into a first digital signal and a second digital signal, respectively, using an A/D converter having an input voltage range wherein the intensity of said first wavelength of light is increased such that said first analog signal is in the range of the A/D converter; computing the derivative of said first and second separated AC components; taking a linear regression of the ratio of said derivatives of said first and second separated AC components for a plurality of sample points in a period; and computing said parameter of blood, said parameter of blood being dependent on the value of said first and second digital signals.
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30. A method for determining a parameter of blood, comprising the steps of:
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emitting first and second wavelengths of light through a sample; detecting said first and second wavelengths of light through said sample; producing first and second analog signals responsive to said detection of said first and second wavelengths, respectively, said first and second analog signals being proportional to the intensity of said first and second wavelengths of light, respectively, said first analog signal having an AC and DC component and said second analog signal having an AC and a DC component; periodically charging first and second capacitors to approximately the value of said DC component of said first and second analog signals, respectively; subtracting the DC component values to which said capacitors are charged from said first and second analog signals, respectively, to produce a first separated AC component and a second separated AC component; converting said first and second separated AC components into a first digital signal and a second digital signal, respectively; computing the derivative of said first and second separated AC components; and computing said parameter of blood, said parameter of blood being dependent on the value of said first and second digital signals.
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