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Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013

Filed:

Sep. 17, 2010
Applicants:

Robert A. Johnson, Litchfield, MN (US);

Michael D. Maher, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Bryan J. Scheele, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Roger W. Schmitz, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Dustin L. Kasel, Minnetonka, MN (US);

Inventors:

Robert A. Johnson, Litchfield, MN (US);

Michael D. Maher, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Bryan J. Scheele, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Roger W. Schmitz, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Dustin L. Kasel, Minnetonka, MN (US);

Assignee:

Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Devices, systems, and methods for measuring tissue oxygen saturation are disclosed. An illustrative spectrometer for interfacing an optical sensor with a display unit includes a number of measurement radiation sources, a number of radiation source fibers each optically coupled to one of the measurement radiation sources, a reflected radiation fiber optically coupled to the optical sensor, a measurement radiation output fiber including an image fiber, and a radiation mixing bar intermediate the radiation source fibers and the measurement radiation output fiber.


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