Regional oximetry pod
First Claim
1. A regional oximetry pod which drives optical emitters of one or two regional oximetry sensors and receives corresponding detector signals in response, the regional oximetry pod comprising:
- a dual sensor connector configured to physically attach and electrically connect to one or two regional oximetry sensors;
a pod housing having a first housing end and a second housing end;
the dual sensor connector disposed proximate the first housing end;
the housing at least partially enclosing the dual sensor connector;
a monitor connector disposed proximate the second housing end;
an analog board disposed within the pod housing in communication with the dual sensor connector, the analog board includingemitter drivers that activate emitters of the one or two regional oximetry sensor sensors, anddetector amplifiers that receive sensor signals from detectors of the one or two regional oximetry sensors, wherein the analog board digitizes the sensor signals; and
a digital board disposed within the pod housing in communication with the monitor connector, the digital board including a digital signal processor (DSP) that receives the digitized sensor signals, the DSP configured to derive regional oximetry parameters from the digitized sensor signals and communicate the regional oximetry to a patient monitor via the monitor connector,wherein the analog board and the digital board are stacked within the pod housing.
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Abstract
A regional oximetry pod drives optical emitters on regional oximetry sensors and receives the corresponding detector signals in response. The sensor pod has a dual sensor connector configured to physically attach and electrically connect one or two regional oximetry sensors. The pod housing has a first housing end and a second housing end. The dual sensor connector is disposed proximate the first housing end. The housing at least partially encloses the dual sensor connector. A monitor connector is disposed proximate a second housing end. An analog board is disposed within the pod housing and is in communications with the dual sensor connector. A digital board is disposed within the pod housing in communications with the monitor connector.
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1. A regional oximetry pod which drives optical emitters of one or two regional oximetry sensors and receives corresponding detector signals in response, the regional oximetry pod comprising:
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a dual sensor connector configured to physically attach and electrically connect to one or two regional oximetry sensors; a pod housing having a first housing end and a second housing end; the dual sensor connector disposed proximate the first housing end; the housing at least partially enclosing the dual sensor connector; a monitor connector disposed proximate the second housing end; an analog board disposed within the pod housing in communication with the dual sensor connector, the analog board including emitter drivers that activate emitters of the one or two regional oximetry sensor sensors, and detector amplifiers that receive sensor signals from detectors of the one or two regional oximetry sensors, wherein the analog board digitizes the sensor signals; and a digital board disposed within the pod housing in communication with the monitor connector, the digital board including a digital signal processor (DSP) that receives the digitized sensor signals, the DSP configured to derive regional oximetry parameters from the digitized sensor signals and communicate the regional oximetry to a patient monitor via the monitor connector, wherein the analog board and the digital board are stacked within the pod housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A regional oximetry pod comprising:
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a driver means for transmitting a drive signal to a plurality of emitters; an amplifier means for receiving a response signal from at least one detector in optical communications with the emitters; a dual connector means for communicating the drive signal and the response signal to the drive means and the amplifier means; a housing means for enclosing the driver means and the amplifier means and for at least partially enclosing the dual connector means; an analysis means enclosed within the housing means for deriving a plurality of physiological parameters from the response signal; and a monitoring means enclosed within the housing means for communicating the physiological parameters to a display, wherein the amplifier means and the analysis means are stacked within the housing means. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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