Method and system for monitoring oxygenation levels of a compartment for detecting conditions of a compartment syndrome
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for automatically monitoring oxygenation levels of a compartment of injured tissue of a human body for automatically detecting conditions of a compartment syndrome, comprising:
- automatically monitoring oxygenation levels of the compartment of injured tissue in a continuous manner with a first non-invasive sensor;
automatically monitoring oxygenation levels of healthy tissue in a continuous manner with a second non-invasive sensor, the second non-invasive sensor detecting systemic perfusion of the human body from the healthy tissue;
automatically monitoring blood pressure of the human body in a continuous manner with a non-invasive blood pressure device, the blood pressure comprising diastolic and systolic blood pressure values; and
automatically activating an alarm with a computing device when both the blood pressure of the human body comprising the diastolic and systolic blood pressure values decreases and oxygenation levels of the first non-invasive sensor for the compartment start decreasing in value compared to the oxygenation levels of the second non-invasive sensor for the healthy tissue, the second non-invasive sensor providing a basis for comparison for relative oxygenation levels of injured tissue.
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Abstract
A method and system for continually monitoring oxygenation levels in real-time in compartments of an animal limb, such as in a human leg or a human thigh or a forearm, can be used to assist in the diagnosis of a compartment syndrome. The method and system can include one or more near infrared compartment sensors in which each sensor can be provided with a compartment alignment mechanism and a central scan depth marker so that each sensor may be precisely positioned over a compartment of a living organism. The method and system can include a device for displaying oxygenation levels corresponding to respective compartment sensors that are measuring oxygenation levels of a compartment of interest. The method and system can also monitor the relationship between blood pressure and oxygenation levels and activate alarms based on predetermined conditions relating to the oxygenation levels or blood pressure or both.
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1. A computer-implemented method for automatically monitoring oxygenation levels of a compartment of injured tissue of a human body for automatically detecting conditions of a compartment syndrome, comprising:
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automatically monitoring oxygenation levels of the compartment of injured tissue in a continuous manner with a first non-invasive sensor; automatically monitoring oxygenation levels of healthy tissue in a continuous manner with a second non-invasive sensor, the second non-invasive sensor detecting systemic perfusion of the human body from the healthy tissue; automatically monitoring blood pressure of the human body in a continuous manner with a non-invasive blood pressure device, the blood pressure comprising diastolic and systolic blood pressure values; and automatically activating an alarm with a computing device when both the blood pressure of the human body comprising the diastolic and systolic blood pressure values decreases and oxygenation levels of the first non-invasive sensor for the compartment start decreasing in value compared to the oxygenation levels of the second non-invasive sensor for the healthy tissue, the second non-invasive sensor providing a basis for comparison for relative oxygenation levels of injured tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for automatically monitoring oxygenation levels of a compartment of a human body for automatically detecting conditions of a compartment syndrome, the system comprising:
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a plurality of non-invasive sensors for automatically detecting oxygenation levels of the human body in a continuous manner; a non-invasive blood pressure device for automatically sensing blood pressure of the human body in a continuous manner, the blood pressure comprising diastolic and systolic blood pressure values; and a computing device coupled to the non-invasive sensors and non-invasive blood pressure device, wherein the computing device is configured for; monitoring oxygenation levels of injured tissue of a compartment from a first non-invasive sensor of the plurality of non-invasive sensors; monitoring oxygenation levels of healthy tissue from a second non-invasive sensor of the plurality of non-invasive sensors; monitoring the blood pressure of the human body; and automatically activating an alarm when both the blood pressure comprising the diastolic and systolic blood pressure values of the human body decreases and oxygenation levels of the first non-invasive sensor start decreasing in value compared to the oxygenation levels of the second non-invasive sensor, the second non-invasive sensor providing a basis for comparison for relative oxygenation levels of injured tissue. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for automatically monitoring oxygenation levels of a compartment of a human body for automatically detecting conditions of a compartment syndrome, the system comprising:
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a plurality of non-invasive sensors for automatically detecting oxygenation levels of the human body in a continuous manner; a non-invasive blood pressure device for automatically sensing blood pressure of the human body in a continuous manner, the blood pressure comprising diastolic and systolic blood pressure values; and a computing device coupled to the non-invasive sensors and non-invasive blood pressure device, wherein the computing device is configured for; monitoring oxygenation levels of an injured portion of the human body from a first non-invasive sensor of the plurality of non-invasive sensors; monitoring oxygenation levels of an uninjured portion of the human body from a second non-invasive sensor of the plurality of non-invasive sensors; monitoring the blood pressure of the human body; comparing oxygenation levels between the injured portion of the human body and the uninjured portion of the human body; and automatically activating at least one of an audible alarm and visual alarm when both the blood pressure comprising the diastolic and systolic blood pressure values of the human body decreases and when the oxygenation levels of the first non-invasive sensor start decreasing compared to the oxygenation levels of the second non-invasive sensor, the second non-invasive sensor providing a basis for comparison for relative oxygenation levels of injured tissue. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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