Ambient temperature sensor systems and methods
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1. A monitoring system for measuring a physiological parameter, the system comprising:
- a housing having electronics, the electronics including heat-generating electronics, a first sensor and a second sensor;
the first sensor configured to measure a sensed amount of a physiological parameter and to generate a first signal based on the sensed amount of the physiological parameter measured by the first sensor; and
the second sensor electrically connected to the electronics in the housing and configured to measure a temperature and to generate a second signal based on the temperature measured by the second sensor;
the heat-generating electronics comprising a processor configured to determine an overall amount of the physiological parameter based on the first signal generated from the first sensor and the second signal generated from the second sensor;
the second sensor held by a support structure, the second sensor thermally insulated from the heat-generating electronics and the first sensor and the second sensor are non-abutting; and
a thermal insulation material arranged to thermally insulate the second sensor from the heat-generating electronics and the first sensor, while the second sensor remains electrically connected to the heat-generating electronics in the housing, wherein the thermal insulation material is configured to thermally insulate the second sensor so that the temperature measured by the second sensor is thermally insulated from heat emitted by the first sensor, and the thermal insulation material is arranged between the first sensor and the second sensor through all direct line-of-sight convection paths from the first sensor to the second sensor such that the temperature measured by the second sensor is isolated from the heat emitted by the first sensor through all direct line-of-sight convection paths.
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A first sensor may be configured to measure a sensed amount of a physiological parameter and to generate a first signal based on the sensed amount of the physiological parameter measured by the first sensor. A second sensor may be configured to measure a temperature and to generate a second signal based on the temperate measured by the second sensor. A housing may have heat-generating electronics including a processor that may be configured to determine an overall amount of the physiological parameter based on the first signal generated from the first sensor and the second signal generated from the second sensor. The second sensor may be thermally insulated from the heat-generating electronics.
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40 Claims
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1. A monitoring system for measuring a physiological parameter, the system comprising:
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a housing having electronics, the electronics including heat-generating electronics, a first sensor and a second sensor; the first sensor configured to measure a sensed amount of a physiological parameter and to generate a first signal based on the sensed amount of the physiological parameter measured by the first sensor; and the second sensor electrically connected to the electronics in the housing and configured to measure a temperature and to generate a second signal based on the temperature measured by the second sensor; the heat-generating electronics comprising a processor configured to determine an overall amount of the physiological parameter based on the first signal generated from the first sensor and the second signal generated from the second sensor; the second sensor held by a support structure, the second sensor thermally insulated from the heat-generating electronics and the first sensor and the second sensor are non-abutting; and a thermal insulation material arranged to thermally insulate the second sensor from the heat-generating electronics and the first sensor, while the second sensor remains electrically connected to the heat-generating electronics in the housing, wherein the thermal insulation material is configured to thermally insulate the second sensor so that the temperature measured by the second sensor is thermally insulated from heat emitted by the first sensor, and the thermal insulation material is arranged between the first sensor and the second sensor through all direct line-of-sight convection paths from the first sensor to the second sensor such that the temperature measured by the second sensor is isolated from the heat emitted by the first sensor through all direct line-of-sight convection paths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 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 method of manufacturing a monitoring system for measuring a physiological parameter, the method comprising:
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providing a housing having electronics, the electronics including heat-generating electronics, a first sensor and a second sensor; connecting the first sensor with the housing, the first sensor for measuring a sensed amount of a physiological parameter and for generating a first signal based on the sensed amount of the physiological parameter measured by the first sensor; arranging the second sensor to be held by a support structure, the second sensor for measuring a temperature and for generating a second signal based on the temperature measured by the second sensor, and electrically connecting the second sensor to the electronics in the housing; determining an overall amount of the physiological parameter based on the first signal generated from the first sensor and the second signal generated from the second sensor; and thermally insulating, using a thermal insulation material, the second sensor from the heat-generating electronics and the first sensor, and the first sensor and the second sensor are non-abutting; and placing the thermal insulation material to thermally insulate the second sensor from the first sensor and the heat-generating electronics that are located within the housing, while the second sensor remains electrically connected to the heat-generating electronics in the housing, wherein the thermal insulation material is configured to thermally insulate the second sensor so that the temperature measured by the second sensor is thermally insulated from heat emitted by the first sensor, and the thermal insulation material is arranged between the first sensor and the second sensor through all direct line-of-sight convection paths from the first sensor to the second sensor such that the temperature measured by the second sensor is isolated from the heat emitted by the first sensor through all direct line-of-sight convection paths.
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40. A medical device for measuring a parameter, the device comprising:
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a medical monitoring or treatment device configured to provide a monitoring or treatment operation on a user, the medical monitoring or treatment device configured to receive a first signal from a parameter sensor configured to detect an amount of a physiological parameter, the first signal being based on the amount of the physiological parameter detected by the parameter sensor; a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature and to generate a second signal based on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor; wherein the parameter sensor and temperature sensor are non-abutting; the temperature sensor held by a support structure and the temperature sensor electrically connected to a computing element; a computing element configured to determine an overall amount of the physiological parameter based on the first signal and the second signal; and the temperature sensor thermally insulated from heat produced within the medical monitoring or treatment device during use of the medical monitoring or treatment device; and a thermal insulation material arranged to thermally insulate the temperature sensor from the heat-generating electronics and the parameter sensor, while the temperature sensor remains electrically connected to the computing element, wherein the thermal insulation material is configured to thermally insulate the temperature sensor so that the temperature measured by the temperature sensor is thermally insulated from heat emitted by the parameter sensor, and the thermal insulation material is arranged between the parameter sensor and the temperature sensor through all direct line-of-sight convection paths from the parameter sensor to the temperature sensor such that the temperature measured by the temperature sensor is isolated from the heat emitted by the parameter sensor through all direct line-of-sight convection paths.
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