Method and circuit for storing and providing historical physiological data
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1. An oximeter sensor, comprising:
- a light emitting element configured to emit light;
a light detector configured to receive the light;
an accelerometer configured to detect motion of the oximeter sensor; and
a memory storing an algorithm configured to correct physio-optic effects from motion detected by the accelerometer.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods that relate to pulse oximetry. Specifically, one embodiment includes an oximeter sensor comprising a light emitting element configured to emit light, a light detector configured to receive the light, and an accelerometer configured to detect motion of the oximeter sensor.
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1. An oximeter sensor, comprising:
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a light emitting element configured to emit light; a light detector configured to receive the light; an accelerometer configured to detect motion of the oximeter sensor; and a memory storing an algorithm configured to correct physio-optic effects from motion detected by the accelerometer. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An oximeter system, comprising:
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an oximeter sensor comprising; a light emitting element configured to emit light; a light detector configured to receive the light; an accelerometer configured to detect motion of the oximeter sensor; and a sensor memory storing an algorithm configured to correct physio-optic effects from motion detected by the accelerometer; and a monitor communicatively coupleable with the sensor, the monitor configured to receive light detector and accelerometer information from the sensor and to implement the algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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7. An oximeter monitor, comprising:
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a drive circuit configured to provide signals to circuitry of an oximeter sensor; a circuit configured to receive optical data from a detector of the oximeter sensor and information from an accelerometer of the oximeter sensor, the information relating to motion of the oximeter sensor; and a circuit configured to receive and implement an algorithm from memory of the oximeter sensor, wherein the algorithm is configured to correct physio-optic effects from motion detected by the accelerometer in the optical data. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method of monitor operation, comprising:
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providing signals to circuitry of an oximeter sensor; receiving information from an accelerometer of the oximeter sensor, the information relating to motion of the oximeter sensor; and receiving and implementing an algorithm from a memory of the oximeter sensor, wherein the algorithm is configured to correct physio-optic effects from motion detected by the accelerometer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method of oximeter sensor operation, comprising:
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projecting light from a light emitting element; receiving the light with a light detector; detecting motion of the oximeter sensor with an accelerometer component of the oximeter sensor; and providing a monitor access to an algorithm stored in a sensor memory, wherein the algorithm is configured to correct physio-optic effects from motion detected by the accelerometer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method of manufacturing an oximeter sensor, comprising:
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providing a light emitting element configured to emit light; providing a light detector configured to receive the light; providing an accelerometer configured to detect motion of the oximeter sensor; and providing a memory storing an algorithm configured to correct physio-optic effects from motion detected by the accelerometer. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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