Method and apparatus for removing artifact from physiological signals
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1. A method for reducing the level of artifact signal in a physiological signal, comprising the following steps:
- acquiring a first physiological signal;
acquiring a second physiological signal using an acquisition technique that is different and independant from the technique used to acquire the first physiological signal;
processing the second physiological signal so as to determine a heart rate value therefrom; and
using said determined heart rate value for controllably bandpass filtering the first physiological signal and developing an AC component thereof having a reduced level of artifact signal therein.
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Abstract
A heart rate value determined from a first physiological signal that is acquired independently from a second physiological signal, is used to control a band pass filter for controllably bandpass filtering the second physiological signal. In a system having sensors for independently acquiring both electrocardiogram (ECG) and pulse oximetry (SpO2) signals, a heart rate value determined from the ECG signal is used to controllably bandpass filter the red and infrared SpO2 signals, thereby reducing the level of artifact signal in the SpO2 signals.
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1. A method for reducing the level of artifact signal in a physiological signal, comprising the following steps:
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acquiring a first physiological signal; acquiring a second physiological signal using an acquisition technique that is different and independant from the technique used to acquire the first physiological signal; processing the second physiological signal so as to determine a heart rate value therefrom; and using said determined heart rate value for controllably bandpass filtering the first physiological signal and developing an AC component thereof having a reduced level of artifact signal therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Apparatus for reducing the level of artifact signal in an acquired physiological signal, comprising:
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a first sensor arrangement for acquiring a first physiological signal; a second sensor arrangement for acquiring a second physiological signal using an acquisition technique that is different and independent from the acquisition technique used to acquire the first physiological signal; a processor responsive to the second physiological signal for determining a heart rate value therefrom; and a bandpass filter responsive to said determined heart rate value for controllably bandpass filtering the first physiological signal and developing an AC component thereof having a reduced level of artifact signal therein. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An oximeter for determining a blood oxygenation level of a patient, comprising:
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an oximeter sensor arrangement coupled to the patient for acquiring a blood oxygenation signal having an undesirable artifact signal component; an additional sensor arrangement coupled to the patient for acquiring an additional signal representative of a physiological condition of the patient using an acquisition technique that is independent of the acquisition technique used to acquire the blood oxygenation signal; a processor responsive to the additional signal for determining a value therefrom representative of the heart rate of the patient; and a filter responsive to said determined heart rate value for controllably filtering the blood oxygenation signal in response to changes in the value of the patient'"'"'s heart rate, for developing an AC component for the blood oxygenation signal which has a reduced level of said artifact signal therein. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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