Oximetry assembly
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1. An oximetry assembly comprising:
- a cable assembly including a proximal end and a distal end;
an oximetry sensor located at the distal end of the cable assembly, the oximetry sensor configured to attach to a finger and comprising at least one emitter and at least one detector, the at least one emitter configured to transmit light at one or more wavelengths into tissue, the at least one detector configured to receive the light after the light passes through or is reflected by the tissue and to generate raw oximetry data based on the light received;
an analog-to-digital converter housed within the cable assembly and configured to receive the raw oximetry data from the oximetry sensor and to digitize the raw oximetry data into digital oximetry data;
a connector located at the proximal end of the cable assembly and configured to removably couple the cable assembly to a patient monitor;
an actuatable structure disposed on the cable assembly and configured to be actuated into a first configuration, wherein the actuatable structure generates a first signal indicative of a first selected protocol from a group of communication protocols in response to a user input that places the actuatable structure in the first configuration, and the actuatable structure comprises a button or a switch; and
a processor housed within the cable assembly and programmed to communicate using the group of communication protocols and to receive the digital oximetry data from the analog-to-digital converter, and the actuatable structure is configured to transmit the first signal indicative of the first selected protocol to the processor, and the processor is programmed to receive the first signal from the actuatable structure and to use the first selected protocol based on the first signal to transmit the digital oximetry data to the patient monitor, and the group of communication protocols comprise instructions decodable by the processor and the selected protocol comprises instructions decodable by the processor and the patient monitor.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices for intercommunication between a medical sensor and an electronic patient monitor are provided. For example, one embodiment of a system for communicably coupling a medical sensor to an electronic patient monitor may include a sensor-side communication connector and a monitor-side communication connector. The sensor-side communication connector may be capable of receiving a raw physiological measurement signal from the medical sensor, and the monitor-side communication connector may be capable of providing a digital physiological measurement signal based at least in part on the raw physiological measurement signal to the electronic patient monitor via a data link.
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1. An oximetry assembly comprising:
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a cable assembly including a proximal end and a distal end; an oximetry sensor located at the distal end of the cable assembly, the oximetry sensor configured to attach to a finger and comprising at least one emitter and at least one detector, the at least one emitter configured to transmit light at one or more wavelengths into tissue, the at least one detector configured to receive the light after the light passes through or is reflected by the tissue and to generate raw oximetry data based on the light received; an analog-to-digital converter housed within the cable assembly and configured to receive the raw oximetry data from the oximetry sensor and to digitize the raw oximetry data into digital oximetry data; a connector located at the proximal end of the cable assembly and configured to removably couple the cable assembly to a patient monitor; an actuatable structure disposed on the cable assembly and configured to be actuated into a first configuration, wherein the actuatable structure generates a first signal indicative of a first selected protocol from a group of communication protocols in response to a user input that places the actuatable structure in the first configuration, and the actuatable structure comprises a button or a switch; and a processor housed within the cable assembly and programmed to communicate using the group of communication protocols and to receive the digital oximetry data from the analog-to-digital converter, and the actuatable structure is configured to transmit the first signal indicative of the first selected protocol to the processor, and the processor is programmed to receive the first signal from the actuatable structure and to use the first selected protocol based on the first signal to transmit the digital oximetry data to the patient monitor, and the group of communication protocols comprise instructions decodable by the processor and the selected protocol comprises instructions decodable by the processor and the patient monitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15)
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8. An oximetry assembly comprising:
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a cable assembly including a proximal end and a distal end; an oximetry sensor located at the distal end of the cable assembly, the oximetry sensor configured to attach to a finger and comprising at least one emitter and at least one detector, the at least one emitter configured to transmit light at one or more wavelengths into tissue, the at least one detector configured to receive the light after the light passes through or is reflected by the tissue and to generate raw oximetry data based on the light received; an analog-to-digital converter housed within the cable assembly and configured to receive the raw oximetry data from the oximetry sensor and to digitize the raw oximetry data into digital oximetry data; a connector located at the proximal end of the cable assembly, the connector configured to removably connect the oximetry sensor to a monitor and allow communication with the monitor through a data communication link; and a processor housed within the cable assembly, and programmed to; receive the digital oximetry data from the analog-to-digital converter; send a first command in a first protocol to the monitor; determine that the first protocol comprises instructions decodable by the monitor in response to receiving a valid response from the monitor based on the first command; and transmit the digital oximetry data to the monitor using the first protocol when the processor receives the valid response. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17)
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