Measuring apparatus
First Claim
1. A measuring apparatus comprising:
- radiating means for radiating light having first and second wavelengths different from each other in blood;
detecting means for detecting reflected light intensities from the blood upon radiation of the light having the first and second wavelengths;
minimum value detecting means for detecting a minimum value of the reflected light intensity of one of the light having the first and second wavelengths detected by said detecting means within a predetermined period of time; and
calculating means for calculating an oxygen saturation on the basis of the minimum value detected by said minimum value detecting means and a minimum value of the reflected light intensity of the other light corresponding to the minimum value detected by said minimum value detecting means.
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Abstract
Light components are radiated into a blood vessel from light-emitting diodes (17, 18) for emitting light components having different wavelengths through an optical fiber. Bight components reflected by the blood upon radiation into the blood vessel are received by a photo transistor (19) to detect their reflected light intensities. For example, a minimum value of the reflected light intensity of the light component from the light-emitting diode (18) is obtained from the reflected light intensities detected within a predetermined period of time. A measurement value is calculated using this minimum value and a minimum value of the reflected light intensity of the light component from the corresponding light-emitting diode (17).
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17 Claims
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1. A measuring apparatus comprising:
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radiating means for radiating light having first and second wavelengths different from each other in blood; detecting means for detecting reflected light intensities from the blood upon radiation of the light having the first and second wavelengths; minimum value detecting means for detecting a minimum value of the reflected light intensity of one of the light having the first and second wavelengths detected by said detecting means within a predetermined period of time; and calculating means for calculating an oxygen saturation on the basis of the minimum value detected by said minimum value detecting means and a minimum value of the reflected light intensity of the other light corresponding to the minimum value detected by said minimum value detecting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A measuring apparatus comprising:
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detecting means for detecting a signal intensity from a probe inserted into a blood vessel; extremum detecting means for calculating a minimum value and/or a maximum value of the signal intensity detected by said detecting means within a first predetermined time period; measuring means for calculating a measurement value on the basis of the minimum value and/or the maximum value; calculating means for calculating a smallest value of the minimum values and/or a largest value of the maximum values in a second predetermined time period; reference intensity signal determining means for determining a reference intensity signal on the basis of the smallest value and/or the largest value; and parameter calculating means for calculating a parameter for evaluating a degree of reliability of the measurement value measured by said measuring means, on the basis of the smallest value and/or the largest value, and the reference intensity signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A measuring apparatus comprising:
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detecting means for detecting a signal intensity from a probe inserted into a blood vessel; extremum detecting means for calculating a minimum value and/or a maximum value of the signal intensity detected by said detecting means within a first predetermined period of time; calculating means for calculating a smallest value of the maximum value and/or largest values of the maximum values in a second predetermined period of time; variation parameter calculating means for calculating a changing parameter representing a degree of change of the reflected light intensity in the second predetermined period of time; reference intensity signal determining means for determining a reference intensity signal on the basis of the smallest value and/or the largest value and the variation parameter; and parameter calculating means for calculating a parameter for evaluating a degree of reliability of a measurement value, on the basis of the smallest value and/or the largest value, and the changing parameter and the reference intensity signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A measuring apparatus comprising:
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an optical fiber for transmitting light into a blood vessel; radiating means, connected to said optical fiber, for radiating the light into blood; reflected light intensity detecting means, connected to said optical fiber, for detecting a reflected light intensity from the blood; minimum value detecting means for detecting a minimum value of the reflected light intensity detected by said reflected light intensity detecting means in a first predetermined period of time; smallest value calculating means for calculating a smallest value (MIN) of the minimum values within a second predetermined period of time longer than the first predetermined period of time; variation parameter calculating means for calculating a variation parameter (CV2) representing a degree of variation of the reflected light intensity within the first predetermined period of time; parameter calculating means for combining the smallest value (MIN) and the variation parameter (CV2), and a reference intensity signal (BL) determined by the smallest value and the variation parameter, and calculating a plurality of parameters for evaluating a degree of reliability of a separately calculated measurement value; and evaluating means for calculating one parameter for evaluating the degree of reliability of the measurement value from a sum total (SRP) of the plurality of parameters.
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