Combination SPO2/temperature measuring apparatus
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1. A medical diagnostic instrument comprising:
- a hollow elongate probe portion which is insertable into a body site;
means for measuring the blood oxygen saturation of a patient;
means for measuring the temperature of the patient, each of said measuring means being arranged within said elongate probe portion and capable of measuring simultaneously with the other of said measuring means, said blood oxygen saturation measuring means including at least one light transmitter and at least one light detector and said temperature measuring means including at least one temperature sensing element; and
a transparent sheath sized for covering said probe portion.
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Abstract
A medical diagnostic instrument includes at least one blood oxygen saturation sensor and at least one temperature sensor. The sensors are being capable of measuring blood oxygen saturation and temperature simultaneously after insertion of a probe portion of the instrument relative to a defined body site, such as the axilla, rectum, or sublingual pocket of a patient. At least a portion of the probe portion of the instrument is disposable.
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1. A medical diagnostic instrument comprising:
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a hollow elongate probe portion which is insertable into a body site;
means for measuring the blood oxygen saturation of a patient;
means for measuring the temperature of the patient, each of said measuring means being arranged within said elongate probe portion and capable of measuring simultaneously with the other of said measuring means, said blood oxygen saturation measuring means including at least one light transmitter and at least one light detector and said temperature measuring means including at least one temperature sensing element; and
a transparent sheath sized for covering said probe portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A medical diagnostic instrument comprising:
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a hollow elongate probe portion which is insertable into a body site;
means for measuring the blood oxygen saturation of a patient;
means for measuring the temperature of the patient, each of said measuring means being arranged within said elongate probe portion and capable of measuring simultaneously with the other of said measuring means, wherein said temperature measuring means includes at least one temperature sensing element and at least one heater element disposed in relation to said at least one temperature sensing element. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A medical diagnostic instrument comprising:
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a hollow elongate probe portion which is insertable into a body site;
means for measuring the blood oxygen saturation of a patient; and
means for measuring the temperature of the patient, each of said measuring means being arranged within said elongate probe portion and capable of measuring simultaneously with the other of said measuring means and used within a defined body site of a patient, wherein said blood oxygen saturation measuring means includes a pulse oximeter portion, said pulse oximeter portion including at least one light transmitter for transmitting light at said body site and at least one light detector for detecting light reflected from said body site, said at least one light transmitter and said at least one light detector being arranged such that heat generated from said pulse oximeter portion can be used to heat the temperature measuring means to a predetermined temperature. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A medical diagnostic instrument comprising:
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a hollow elongate probe portion which is insertable into a body site;
means for measuring the blood oxygen saturation of a patient; and
means for measuring the temperature of the patient, each of said measuring means being arranged within said elongate probe portion and capable of measuring simultaneously with the other of said measuring means and used within a defined body site of a patient, wherein said blood oxygen saturation measuring means includes a pulse oximeter portion including said at least one light transmitter for transmitting light at said body site and said at least one light detector for detecting light reflected from said body site, said at least one light transmitter and said at least one light detector being arranged such that heat generated from said pulse oximeter portion is isolated from said temperature measuring means.
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