Oximeter sensor with digital memory encoding sensor data
AssigneeNellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
InventorsMichael Fein, Marcia Fein, Paul Mannheimer, Adnan Merchant, Charles Porges, David Swedlow
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods that relate to a sensor with memory. Specifically, one embodiment includes a method of sensor operation, comprising emitting light from a light emitting element of the sensor, detecting the light with a light detecting element of the sensor, and providing a manufacturer identification of the sensor stored within a memory of the sensor to an oximeter monitor.
Claims9
A method of sensor operation, comprising:
- emitting light from a light emitting element of the sensor;
- detecting the light with a light detecting element of the sensor;
- and
- providing a manufacturer identification of the sensor stored within a memory of the sensor to an oximeter monitor.
An oximeter sensor, comprising:
- a light emitting element configured to project light into a patient;
- a light detecting element configured to detect the light;
- a memory storing a manufacturer identification of the oximeter sensor;
- and
- an access point configured to facilitate reading the manufacturer identification from the memory with an oximeter monitor.
An oximeter system, comprising:
- an oximeter sensor, comprising:
- a light emitting element configured to project light into a patient;
- a light detector configured to detect the light;
- a memory storing a manufacturer identification of the oximeter sensor;
- and
- an access point configured to provide access to the memory;
- and
- an oximeter monitor, comprising:
- an output circuit configured to provide signals to the oximeter sensor;
- and
- a read circuit configured to read the manufacturer identification of the oximeter sensor from the memory of the oximeter sensor via the access point.
An oximeter monitor, comprising:
- a drive circuit configured to provide signals to circuitry of an oximeter sensor that is coupleable to a patient;
- and
- a circuit configured to receive a manufacturer identification of the oximeter sensor from a memory of the oximeter sensor.
A method of oximeter monitor operation, comprising:
- providing signals to circuitry of an oximeter sensor that is coupleable to a patient;
- and
- receiving a manufacturer identification of the oximeter sensor from a memory of the oximeter sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.