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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1999
Nils Holmström, Järfälla, SE;
Pacesetter AB, Järfälla, SE;
Abstract
In a method and apparatus for eliminating the influence of double-layer capacitance in electrochemical measurements of the concentration of oxygen in blood using a working electrode, a reference electrode and a counter-electrode in contact with blood, a first potential is applied to the working electrode during a first measurement period and a second potential is applied to the working electrode during a second measurement period, the second potential being equal to a floating potential of the working electrode measured while the working electrode is in an electrically floating state. Charge generated by an output current from the working electrode respectively in the first and second measurement periods is accumulated, and the accumulated charge is used as a proportional representation of the amount of oxygen in the blood.