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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2006
Gilbert Hausmann, Felton, CA (US);
Michael P. O'neil, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Paul Mannheimer, Danville, CA (US);
Gilbert Hausmann, Felton, CA (US);
Michael P. O'Neil, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Paul Mannheimer, Danville, CA (US);
Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for practicing spectrophotometry using light emitting nanostructures. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention include a physiologic sensor comprising a sensor body configured for placement adjacent pulsatile tissue of a patient, a first light emitting nanostructure device configured to emit light at a first wavelength through the pulsatile tissue, a second light emitting nanostructure device configured to emit light at a second wavelength through the pulsatile tissue, and a light detector configured to detect the light at the first wavelength and the light at the second wavelength after dispersion through the pulsatile tissue.