Regional oximetry signal processor

A regional oximetry system comprising:

• a regional oximetry sensor comprising:
• a sensor body configured to be secured to a forehead of a subject;
• at least one emitter operably positioned by the sensor body and configured to emit light towards skin of the subject's forehead;
• at least one detector operably positioned by the sensor body and configured to detect light reflected from the subject's skin and generate one or more signals based on the detected light;
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• a sensor cable connected to the sensor body;
• a cable adapter for receiving and processing said one or more signals generated by the at least one detector of the regional oximetry sensor, the cable adapter comprising:
• a housing comprising an interior, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end;
• a first connector arranged at the first end of the housing, the first connector configured to removably connect to the sensor cable of the regional oximetry sensor;
• an adapter cable integrally formed with and extending outward from the second end of the housing;
• a second connector formed at an end of the adapter cable;
• an analog board arranged within the interior of the housing and configured to receive said one or more signals from the regional oximetry sensor when the regional oximetry sensor is connected to the first connector of the cable adapter, the analog board further configured to digitize said one or more signals;
• a digital board arranged within the interior of the housing and in electrical communication with the analog board;
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• a digital signal processor in electrical communication with the digital board, the digital signal processor configured to receive the digitized one or more signals and determine one or more physiological parameters of the subject based on said digitized one or more signals;
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• a monitoring device configured to removably connect to the second connector of the cable adapter and receive the one or more physiological parameters from the cable adapter, the monitoring device further configured to display information relating to said one or more physiological parameters.

A regional oximetry system comprising:

• a regional oximetry sensor comprising:
• a sensor body configured to be secured to a forehead of a subject;
• at least one emitter operably positioned by the sensor body and configured to emit light towards skin of the subject's forehead;
• at least one detector operably positioned by the sensor body and configured to detect light reflected from the subject's skin and generate one or more signals based on the detected light;
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• a sensor cable connected to the sensor body;
• a cable adapter comprising:
• a housing comprising an interior, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end;
• a connector arranged at the first end of the housing, the connector configured to removably connect to the sensor cable of the regional oximetry sensor;
• an adapter cable integrally formed with and extending outward from the second end of the housing, the adapter cable configured to removably connect to a monitoring device;
• an analog board arranged within the interior of the housing and configured to receive said one or more signals from the regional oximetry sensor when the regional oximetry sensor is connected to the first connector of the cable adapter, the analog board further configured to digitize said one or more signals;
• a digital board arranged within the interior of the housing and in electrical communication with the analog board;
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• a digital signal processor in electrical communication with the digital board, the digital signal processor configured to receive the digitized one or more signals and determine one or more physiological parameters of the subject based on said digitized one or more signals, wherein the digital signal processor is further configured to transmit said one or more physiological parameters to said monitoring device when the adapter cable is connected to the monitoring device.

A regional oximetry system comprising:

• a cable adapter comprising:
• a housing comprising an interior, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end;
• a connector arranged at the first end of the housing, the connector configured to removably connect to a regional oximetry sensor;
• an adapter cable integrally formed with and extending outward from the second end of the housing, the adapter cable configured to removably connect to a monitoring device;
• an analog board arranged within the interior of the housing and configured to receive one or more signals from the regional oximetry sensor when the regional oximetry sensor is connected to the connector of the cable adapter, the analog board further configured to digitize said one or more signals;
• a digital board arranged within the interior of the housing and in electrical communication with the analog board;
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• a digital signal processor in electrical communication with the digital board, the digital signal processor configured to receive the digitized one or more signals and determine one or more physiological parameters of a subject based on said digitized one or more signals, wherein the digital signal processor is further configured to transmit said one or more physiological parameters to said monitoring device when the adapter cable is connected to the monitoring device.