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Oximetry system for detecting ventilation instability

  • US 6,760,608 B2
  • Filed: 02/06/2001
  • Issued: 07/06/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/19/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A patient monitoring system for detecting ventilation instability comprising:

  • a pulse oximeter for repeatedly determining an arterial oxygen saturation value to generate a time series output of said arterial oxygen saturation values; and

    a processor programmed to detect the occurrence of a cluster of declines in said values and to provide an output in response to the detection of said occurrence.

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