ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL (MELBOURNE) LIMITED;ST. VINCENTS HOSPITAL (MELBOURNE) LIMITED
发明人:
DIXON, BARRY
申请号：
EP08733446
公开号：
EP2142097A4
申请日:
2008.05.02
申请国别(地区):
EP
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
The invention relates to a method for non-invasive determination of oxygen saturation of blood within a deep vascular structure of a human patient comprising locating on skin of the patient in a vicinity of the deep vascular structure of interest emitter and receiver elements of a light oximeter device, wherein optimal location of said elements is achieved through matching of a plethysmography trace obtained from the oximeter device to known plethysmography characteristics of the deep vascular structure of interest, and wherein oxygen saturation is determined from a ratio of light absorbed at different wavelengths by haemoglobin in the blood within the vascular structure of interest. The invention also relates to modified oximetry devices capable of carrying out the method.
