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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Paul D. Mannheimer, Danville, CA (US);
Steven E. Pav, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul D. Mannheimer, Danville, CA (US);
Steven E. Pav, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for detecting a blood characteristic in a patient. Embodiments of the present invention may comprise detecting a first modulating signal at a first wavelength, detecting a second modulating signal at a second wavelength, and determining a relative amplitude of the first and second modulating signals. Further, embodiments of the present invention may comprise regressing the first and second modulating signals relative to one another, wherein a first uncertainty value in the first modulating signal and a second uncertainty value in the second modulating signal are accommodated.