Configurable physiological measurement system
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1. A physiological measurement system comprising:
- a sensor configured to transmit light having a plurality of wavelengths into a tissue site and to generate a sensor signal responsive to the transmitted light after tissue attenuation; and
a configurable processor configured to;
receive automatically reported information regarding measurement capabilities of two or more components of the physiological measurement system, each of the two or more components including information elements configured to store information regarding at least measurement capabilities of the component;
determine, based on the information received, which of a plurality of potential measurements the physiological measurement system is capable of measuring; and
configure itself to calculate measurements of at least one of the plurality of potential measurements based on the determination.
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Abstract
A physiological measurement system has a sensor, a processor, a communications link and information elements. The sensor is configured to transmit light having a plurality of wavelengths into a tissue site and to generate a sensor signal responsive to the transmitted light after tissue attenuation. The attenuated light can be used by the system to determine a plurality of physiological measurements. The processor is configured to operate on the sensor signal so as to derive at least one physiological parameter after which of the plurality of physiological measurements the system is configured to or capable of measuring.
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1. A physiological measurement system comprising:
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a sensor configured to transmit light having a plurality of wavelengths into a tissue site and to generate a sensor signal responsive to the transmitted light after tissue attenuation; and a configurable processor configured to; receive automatically reported information regarding measurement capabilities of two or more components of the physiological measurement system, each of the two or more components including information elements configured to store information regarding at least measurement capabilities of the component; determine, based on the information received, which of a plurality of potential measurements the physiological measurement system is capable of measuring; and configure itself to calculate measurements of at least one of the plurality of potential measurements based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of configuring a physiological parameter system, the method comprising:
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transmitting light having a plurality of wavelengths into a tissue site using a physiological sensor; generating a sensor signal responsive to the transmitted light after tissue attenuation; receiving, at a configurable processor, automatically reported information regarding one or more measurement capabilities of each of a plurality of components of the physiological parameter system including the physiological sensor, each of the plurality of components including an information element configured to store at least measurement capability information; determining, based on the information received, which of a plurality of potential measurements the physiological parameter system is capable of measuring; and configuring the processor to measure the one or more of the plurality of potential measurements which the physiological parameter system is capable of measuring. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A physiological measurement system comprising:
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a sensor configured to transmit light having a plurality of wavelengths into a tissue site and to generate a sensor signal responsive to the transmitted light after tissue attenuation; and means for receiving reported information regarding one or more measurement capabilities of each of two or more components of the physiological measurement system, determining, based on the information received, which of a plurality of potential measurements the physiological measurement system is capable of measuring, and automatically configuring a processor to calculate measurements of one or more of the plurality of potential measurements based on the determination, wherein each of the two or more components of the physiological measurement system includes an information element configured to store at least measurement capability information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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