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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Victor E. Kimball, Burnsville, MN (US);
Inventor:
Victor E. Kimball, Burnsville, MN (US);
Assignee:
Optical Sensors Incorporated, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B005/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is a need for a technique to compensate for, or eliminate, motion-induced artifacts in patient-attached critical care monitoring instruments. Consequently, the invention is directed to improving pulse-oximetry by incorporating additional signals to aid in the triggering of the pulse-oximeter or in analyzing the data received by the pulse oximeter. This includes detecting when the patient moves and analyzing the pulse-oximetry data in light of the detected movement.