System And Method For Generating Corrective Actions Correlated To Medical Sensor Errors

A non-invasive medical device, comprising:

• a sensor comprising:
• a light emitting diode capable of transmitting electromagnetic radiation;
• and
• a photodetector capable of detecting the electromagnetic radiation and generating electrical signals based at least in part upon the detected electromagnetic radiation;
• and
• a monitor coupled to the sensor, wherein the monitor is capable of:
• transforming the electronic signals into conditioned data based at least in part upon analog-to-digital conversion of the electronic signals and filtering of the electronic signals;
• determining the signal state of the conditioned data, wherein the signal state of the conditioned data is based at least in part upon a condition of the sensor;
• determining a most likely corrective action, wherein the corrective action corresponds to an alteration of the condition of the sensor.

A method comprising:

• receiving a signal in a pulse oximeter;
• determining if the signal corresponds to an error;
• and
• probabilistically determining a corrective action based at least in part upon the error.