Method for reducing ambient noise effects in electronic monitoring instruments
First Claim
1. A method for adapting to noise in a signal obtained with an active signal sensing monitor having a demultiplexer, said demultiplexer selecting between two signals at a demultiplexer frequency, the method comprising:
- (a) determining a noise level at a first selected demultiplexer frequency;
(b) determining noise levels at one or more other selected demultiplexer frequencies;
(c) comparing the noise levels of the first and other demultiplexer frequencies;
(d) selecting an optimum demultiplexer frequency having a comparatively low noise level from among the first and one or more other demultiplexer frequencies; and
(e) operating the active signal sensing monitor at said optimum demultiplexer frequency.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for adapting to noise sources affecting a pulse oximeter. Various available frequencies are evaluated to determine their respective noise levels and one is selected to act as the operating demultiplexer frequency. During normal operation of the pulse oximeter, the various available demultiplexer frequencies are periodically scanned to determine which has the lowest associated noise. The noise level associated with the operating frequency is used to determine the signal-to-noise ratio of the pulse oximeter signals and thereby qualify certain signals from the pulse oximeter. Those pulses associated with a signal-to-noise ratio below a predetermined threshold are rejected and excluded from use in calculating blood oxygen saturation.
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7 Claims
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1. A method for adapting to noise in a signal obtained with an active signal sensing monitor having a demultiplexer, said demultiplexer selecting between two signals at a demultiplexer frequency, the method comprising:
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(a) determining a noise level at a first selected demultiplexer frequency; (b) determining noise levels at one or more other selected demultiplexer frequencies; (c) comparing the noise levels of the first and other demultiplexer frequencies; (d) selecting an optimum demultiplexer frequency having a comparatively low noise level from among the first and one or more other demultiplexer frequencies; and (e) operating the active signal sensing monitor at said optimum demultiplexer frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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