Method and apparatus for facilitating compatibility between pulse oximeters and sensor probes
First Claim
1. A sensor probe operable to transmit light of a first wavelength for scattering by a tissue sample and to generate a first probe signal in response thereto, the sensor probe being for use with a meter, the meter being operable to receive a meter signal representative of light of a second wavelength scattered by the tissue sample and to calculate a blood parameter from the meter signal using coefficients based at least in part on a value of the second wavelength, the sensor probe comprising:
- at least one source of light for transmitting the light of the first wavelength for scattering by the tissue sample;
at least one detector for detecting the light of the first wavelength scattered by the tissue sample and generating the first probe signal in response thereto; and
a signal transformer for manipulating the first probe signal thereby generating a transformed signal having a predetermined mathematical relationship to the first probe signal, the transformed signal being used by the meter to calculate the blood parameter using the coefficients based at least in part on the value of the second wavelength.
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Abstract
A sensor probe operable to transmit light of a first wavelength for scattering by a tissue sample is described for use with a pulse oximeter designed to operate with another type of sensor probe which transmits light of a second wavelength. The sensor probe includes at least one source of light for transmitting light of the first wavelength for scattering and/or absorption by the tissue sample. At least one detector is included for detecting light of the first wavelength affected by the tissue sample and generating a signal in response thereto. An encoder in the sensor probe transforms the signal to a form which may be employed by the oximeter.
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22 Claims
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1. A sensor probe operable to transmit light of a first wavelength for scattering by a tissue sample and to generate a first probe signal in response thereto, the sensor probe being for use with a meter, the meter being operable to receive a meter signal representative of light of a second wavelength scattered by the tissue sample and to calculate a blood parameter from the meter signal using coefficients based at least in part on a value of the second wavelength, the sensor probe comprising:
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at least one source of light for transmitting the light of the first wavelength for scattering by the tissue sample; at least one detector for detecting the light of the first wavelength scattered by the tissue sample and generating the first probe signal in response thereto; and a signal transformer for manipulating the first probe signal thereby generating a transformed signal having a predetermined mathematical relationship to the first probe signal, the transformed signal being used by the meter to calculate the blood parameter using the coefficients based at least in part on the value of the second wavelength. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for facilitating compatibility between a sensor probe operable to transmit light of a first wavelength for scattering by a tissue sample and to generate a first probe signal in response thereto, and a meter operable to receive a meter signal representative of light of a second wavelength scattered by the tissue sample and to calculate a blood parameter from the meter signal using coefficients based at least in part on a value of the second wavelength, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting light of the first wavelength towards the tissue sample to be scattered thereby; detecting light of the first wavelength scattered by the tissue sample; generating the first probe signal in response to the detecting step; manipulating the first probe signal, thereby generating a transformed signal having a predetermined mathematical relationship to the first probe signal, the transformed signal being used by the meter to calculate the blood parameter using the coefficients based at least in part on the value of the second wavelength. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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