Signal processing apparatus
DCFirst Claim
1. A physiological monitoring system including an optical probe configured to output one or more intensity signals representative of at least one physiological characteristic of body tissue, and a signal processing device configured to accept the one or more intensity signals and configured to determine a resulting value indicative of the at least one physiological characteristic, the physiological monitoring system comprising:
- an optical probe including a light-sensitive detector configured to detect light of at least first and second wavelengths attenuated by body tissue carrying pulsing blood and configured to output one or more intensity signals based on the detected light; and
a signal processing device including;
a first calculator capable of utilizing a first calculation technique to determine at least a first ratio representative of at least one physiological characteristic of the pulsing blood based on at least one of the one or more intensity signals generated from said detection of said light at said at least first and second wavelengths,a second calculator capable of utilizing a second calculation technique different from the first calculation technique, to determine at least a second ratio representative of the at least one physiological characteristic based on at least one of the one or more intensity signals generated from said detection of said light at said at least first and second wavelengths, anda processing module configured to utilize at least one of the first and second calculators to determine a resulting value indicative of the at least one physiological characteristic.
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Abstract
The present invention involves method and apparatus for analyzing measured signals that are modeled as containing primary and secondary portions. Coefficients relate the two signals according to a model defined in accordance with the present invention. In one embodiment, the present invention involves utilizing a transformation which evaluates a plurality of possible signal coefficients in order to find appropriate coefficients. Alternatively, the present invention involves using statistical functions or Fourier transform and windowing techniques to determine the coefficients relating to two measured signals. Use of this invention is described in particular detail with respect to blood oximetry measurements.
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1. A physiological monitoring system including an optical probe configured to output one or more intensity signals representative of at least one physiological characteristic of body tissue, and a signal processing device configured to accept the one or more intensity signals and configured to determine a resulting value indicative of the at least one physiological characteristic, the physiological monitoring system comprising:
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an optical probe including a light-sensitive detector configured to detect light of at least first and second wavelengths attenuated by body tissue carrying pulsing blood and configured to output one or more intensity signals based on the detected light; and a signal processing device including; a first calculator capable of utilizing a first calculation technique to determine at least a first ratio representative of at least one physiological characteristic of the pulsing blood based on at least one of the one or more intensity signals generated from said detection of said light at said at least first and second wavelengths, a second calculator capable of utilizing a second calculation technique different from the first calculation technique, to determine at least a second ratio representative of the at least one physiological characteristic based on at least one of the one or more intensity signals generated from said detection of said light at said at least first and second wavelengths, and a processing module configured to utilize at least one of the first and second calculators to determine a resulting value indicative of the at least one physiological characteristic. - 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)
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26. A patient monitoring apparatus comprising:
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a light-sensitive detector configured to detect light of at least first and second wavelengths attenuated by body tissue carrying pulsing blood and configured to output one or more output signals based on the detected light; and an electronic processing system (i) programmed to be capable of utilizing a first calculation technique adapted to remove motion induced noise from one of the one or more output signals, and (ii) programmed to be capable of utilizing a second calculation technique different from the first calculation technique, wherein the electronic processing system determines a value indicative of a physiological parameter through utilization of at least one of the first and second calculation techniques. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method of determining a physiological characteristic of pulsing blood, the method comprising:
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receiving first and second intensity signals from a light-sensitive detector which detects light of at least first and second wavelengths transmitted through body tissue carrying pulsing blood; providing at least first and second calculation techniques, wherein each calculation technique is capable of generating at least one ratio representative of the physiological characteristic of the pulsing blood based upon at least one of the first and second intensity signals; and utilizing at least one of the first and second calculation techniques to determine a resulting value indicative of the physiological characteristic, wherein each calculation technique relies on at least partially differing strengths associated with that calculation technique, and wherein the first calculation technique is different from the second calculation technique.
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52. A method of determining a physiological characteristic of pulsing blood, the method comprising:
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receiving first and second intensity signals from a light-sensitive detector which detects light of at least first and second wavelengths transmitted through body tissue carrying pulsing blood; and utilizing at least one of at least first and second calculation techniques to determine a value indicative of the physiological parameter based upon at least one of the first and second intensity signals, wherein the utilizing comprises qualifying the value for inclusion, depending upon different conditions of the first and second intensity signals, and wherein the first calculation technique is different from the second calculation technique.
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53. A physiological monitoring system comprising:
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a light-sensitive detector which detects light of at least first and second wavelengths attenuated by body tissue carrying pulsing blood and outputs one or more intensity signals based on the detected light, the one or more intensity signals representative of at least one physiological characteristic of the body tissue; and a signal processing device which accepts the one or more intensity signals and determines a resulting value indicative of the at least one physiological characteristic, the signal processing device including; a first calculator capable of utilizing at first calculation technique to determine at least a first value representative of the at least one physiological characteristic of the pulsing blood, a second calculator capable of utilizing a second calculation technique different from the first calculation technique, to determine at least a second value representative of the at least one physiological characteristic, and a processing module which utilizes at least one of the first and second calculators to determine a resulting value indicative of the at least one physiological characteristic, said utilization based at least in part on a property of the one or more intensity signals. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56)
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57. A patient monitoring apparatus comprising:
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a light-sensitive detector configured to detect light of at least first and second wavelengths attenuated by body tissue carrying pulsing blood and configured to output one or more output signals based on the detected light; and an electronic processing system (i) programmed to be capable of utilizing a first calculation technique to determine at least a first value representative of the at least one physiological characteristic of the pulsing blood based on at least one of the one or more output signals, (ii) programmed to be capable of utilizing a second calculation technique different from the first calculation technique, and (iii) programmed to utilize at least one of the first and second calculation techniques based at least in pat on a property of the one or more output signals to determine a value indicative of the at least one physiological characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60)
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