Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pulse oximetry data confidence indicator
- Patent Title (中): 脉搏血氧饱和度数据置信指标
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Application No.: US09858114Application Date: 2001-05-15
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Publication No.: US06684090B2Publication Date: 2004-01-27
- Inventor: Ammar Al Ali , Divya S. Breed , Jerome J. Novak , Massi E. Kiani
- Applicant: Ammar Al Ali , Divya S. Breed , Jerome J. Novak , Massi E. Kiani
- Main IPC: A61B500
- IPC: A61B500

Abstract:
An intelligent, rule-based processor provides a pulse indicator designating the occurrence of each pulse in a pulse oximeter-derived photo-plethysmograph waveform. When there is relatively no distortion corrupting the plethysmograph signal, the processor analyzes the shape of the pulses in the waveform to determine where in the waveform to generate the pulse indication. When distortion is present, looser waveform criteria are used to determine if pulses are present. If pulses are present, the pulse indication is based upon an averaged pulse rate. If no pulses are present, no indication occurs. The pulse indicator provides a trigger and amplitude output. The trigger output is used to initiate an audible tone “beep” or a visual pulse indication on a display, such as a vertical spike on a horizontal trace or a corresponding indication on a bar display. The amplitude output is used to indicate data integrity and corresponding confidence in the computed values of saturation and pulse rate. The amplitude output can vary a characteristic of the pulse indicator, such as beep volume or frequency or the height of the visual display spike. The visual pulse indicator is supplemented by a signal quality alert. Combined with several indicators of signal quality, the alert is used to initiate a warning when data confidence is very low. The alert may be in the form of a message generated on the pulse oximeter display to warn that the accuracy of saturation and pulse rate measurements may be compromised. A confidence-based alarm utilizes signal quality measures to reduce the probability of false alarms when data confidence is low and to reduce the probability of missed events when data confidence is high.
Public/Granted literature
- US20020035315A1 Pulse oximetry data confidence indicator Public/Granted day:2002-03-21
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