Application identification sensor

• US 20050283052A1
• Filed: 03/03/2005
• Published: 12/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Masimo Corporation
• Original Assignee: Masimo Corporation
• Inventors: Weber, Walter M., Al-Ali, Ammar, Kiani, Massi E.
• Granted Patent: US 7,438,683 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2505/01 Emergency care
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/02 Operational features
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0487 Special user inputs or interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/08 Sensors provided with means for identification, e.g. barcodes or memory chips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/002 Specific input/output arrangements not covered by G06F3/01 - G06F3/16 other optical apparatus G02B27/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

An application identification sensor comprises a plurality of emitters configured to transmit light into a tissue site and a detector configured to receive the light after tissue absorption. The detector generates a signal responsive to the intensity of the light and communicates the signal to a monitor. An information element is readable by the monitor so as to identify a sensor application. The monitor presets at least one user-selectable operational parameter in response to the information element.

Claims

1. An application identification sensor comprising:

a plurality of emitters configured to transmit light into a tissue site;

a detector configured to receive said light after tissue absorption, said detector generating a signal responsive to the intensity of said light and communicating said signal to a monitor; and

an information element readable by said monitor so as to identify a sensor application, said monitor presetting at least one user-selectable operational parameter in response to said information element.

2. The application identification sensor according to claim 1 wherein:

said application relates to emergency care, and

said user-selectable operational parameter is selected from the set of sensitivity and averaging time.

3. An application identification sensor method comprising the steps of:

attaching a sensor to a monitor;

reading an information element corresponding to said sensor;

associating data from said information element with an application; and

presetting user-selectable parameters in said monitor corresponding to said application.

4. The application identification sensor method according to claim 3 wherein said associating step comprises the substep of identifying said application as emergency related.

5. The application identification sensor method according to claim 4 wherein said presetting step comprises the substep of selecting maximum sensitivity and minimum averaging time for processing a signal from said sensor.

6. An application identification apparatus comprising:

a sensor configured to generate a physiological signal;

a monitor capable of processing said physiological signal so as to measure a physiological parameter responsive to a constituent of pulsatile blood;

an application identification input to said monitor; and

a plurality of user-selectable operational parameters for said monitor having values responsive to said application identification input.

7. The application identification apparatus according to claim 6 further comprising an information element associated with said sensor and readable by said monitor so as to provide said application identification input.

8. The application identification apparatus according to claim 6 further comprising a button associated with said monitor that is user actuated so as provide said application identification input.