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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takuo Aoyagi, Tokyo, JP;
Masayoshi Fuse, Tokyo, JP;
Chen-tai Xie, Tokyo, JP;
Michio Kanemoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Nihon Kohden Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 ;
Abstract
Irradiating device,of a pulse oximeter includes a scattering plate,Scattering light is projected into a living tissue. The diameter of the incident area is sufficiently large compared with that of a light receiving area or vice versa. Therefore, tissue terms in a theoretical formula of &PHgr; which represents a ratio of changes of optical densities of tissue measured with two wavelengths are not dependent on the wavelength. The digital processor,calculates an oxygen saturation by substituting &PHgr; measured into simultaneous equations.