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Regional oximetry pod

  • US 9,839,379 B2
  • Filed: 10/06/2014
  • Issued: 12/12/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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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:

  • 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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