Ambient temperature sensor systems and methods

A method of manufacturing a monitoring system for measuring a physiological parameter, the method comprising:

• providing a housing having heat-generating electronics;
• connecting a first sensor with the housing, the first sensor for measuring a sensed amount of a physiological parameter and for generating a first signal based on the sensed amount of the physiological parameter measured by the first sensor;
• arranging a second sensor for measuring a temperature and for generating a second signal based on the temperate measured by the second sensor;
• determining an overall amount of the physiological parameter based on the first signal generated from the first sensor and the second signal generated from the second sensor;
• and
• thermally insulating the second sensor from the heat-generating electronics.

A medical device for measuring a parameter, the device comprising:

• a medical monitoring or treatment device configured to provide a monitoring or treatment operation on a user, the medical monitoring or treatment device configured to receive a first signal from a parameter sensor configured to detect an amount of a physiological parameter, the first signal being based on the amount of the physiological parameter detected by the parameter sensor;
• a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature and to generate a second signal based on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor;
• a computing element configured to determine an overall amount of the physiological parameter based on the first signal and the second signal;
• and
• the temperature sensor thermally insulated from heat produced within the medical monitoring or treatment device during use of the medical monitoring or treatment device.