US Patent Application No: 2004/0068,164
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Signal processing apparatus
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Apr 8, 2004
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Sep 30, 2003
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Abstract
The present invention involves a method and an apparatus for analyzing measured signals, including the determination of a measurement of correlation in the measured signals during a calculation of a physiological parameter of a monitored patient. Use of this invention is described in particular detail with respect to blood oximetry measurements.
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- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
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Inventor(s)
| Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diab, Mohamed K | Laguna Niguel, CA | 135 | 12464 |
| Elfadel, Ibrahim M | Laguna Niguel, CA | 91 | 3873 |
| Kiani-Azarbayjany, Esmaiel | Laguna Niguel, CA | 68 | 8138 |
| McCarthy, Rex J | Mission Viejo, CA | 43 | 3805 |
| Smith, Robert A | Corona, CA | 200 | 6869 |
| Weber, Walter M | Los Angeles, CA | 101 | 7797 |
Patent Citation Ranking
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| 7,689,259 Pulse oximeter sensor with piece-wise function | 2 | 2004 | |
| 7,657,294 Compliant diaphragm medical sensor and technique for using the same | 6 | 2005 | |
| 7,657,295 Medical sensor and technique for using the same | 7 | 2005 | |
| 8,092,379 Method and system for determining when to reposition a physiological sensor | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,904,130 Medical sensor and technique for using the same | 1 | 2005 | |
| 7,899,510 Medical sensor and technique for using the same | 1 | 2005 | |
| 7,869,850 Medical sensor for reducing motion artifacts and technique for using the same | 2 | 2005 | |
| 8,233,954 Mucosal sensor for the assessment of tissue and blood constituents and technique for using the same | 0 | 2005 | |
| 8,133,176 Method and circuit for indicating quality and accuracy of physiological measurements | 0 | 2005 | |
| 8,078,246 Pulse oximeter sensor with piece-wise function | 0 | 2005 | |
| 8,062,221 Sensor for tissue gas detection and technique for using the same | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,881,762 Clip-style medical sensor and technique for using the same | 1 | 2005 | |
| 8,073,518 Clip-style medical sensor and technique for using the same | 1 | 2006 | |
| 8,380,271 System and method for generating customizable audible beep tones and alarms | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,738,937 Medical sensor and technique for using the same | 1 | 2006 | |
| 7,693,559 Medical sensor having a deformable region and technique for using the same | 2 | 2006 | |
| 7,684,843 Medical sensor and technique for using the same | 2 | 2006 | |
| 7,657,296 Unitary medical sensor assembly and technique for using the same | 4 | 2006 | |
| 7,647,084 Medical sensor and technique for using the same | 1 | 2006 | |
| 7,574,244 Compliant diaphragm medical sensor and technique for using the same | 3 | 2006 | |
| 8,060,171 Medical sensor for reducing motion artifacts and technique for using the same | 1 | 2006 | |
| 7,650,177 Medical sensor for reducing motion artifacts and technique for using the same | 2 | 2006 | |
| 8,145,288 Medical sensor for reducing signal artifacts and technique for using the same | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,729,736 Medical sensor and technique for using the same | 1 | 2006 | |
| 7,676,253 Medical sensor and technique for using the same | 1 | 2006 | |
| 8,219,170 System and method for practicing spectrophotometry using light emitting nanostructure devices | 1 | 2006 | |
| 8,396,527 Medical sensor for reducing signal artifacts and technique for using the same | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,195,264 Medical sensor for reducing signal artifacts and technique for using the same | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,190,224 Medical sensor for reducing signal artifacts and technique for using the same | 1 | 2006 | |
| 8,190,225 Medical sensor for reducing signal artifacts and technique for using the same | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,175,671 Medical sensor for reducing signal artifacts and technique for using the same | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,869,849 Opaque, electrically nonconductive region on a medical sensor | 2 | 2006 | |
| 7,890,153 System and method for mitigating interference in pulse oximetry | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,796,403 Means for mechanical registration and mechanical-electrical coupling of a faraday shield to a photodetector and an electrical circuit | 1 | 2006 | |
| 8,175,667 Symmetric LED array for pulse oximetry | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,068,891 Symmetric LED array for pulse oximetry | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,848,891 Modulation ratio determination with accommodation of uncertainty | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,684,842 System and method for preventing sensor misuse | 1 | 2006 | |
| 7,680,522 Method and apparatus for detecting misapplied sensors | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,499,740 Techniques for detecting heart pulses and reducing power consumption in sensors | 5 | 2007 | |
| 8,280,469 Method for detection of aberrant tissue spectra | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,265,724 Cancellation of light shunting | 0 | 2007 | |
| 7,894,869 Multiple configuration medical sensor and technique for using the same | 1 | 2007 | |
| 7,794,266 Device and method for reducing crosstalk | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,352,004 Medical sensor and technique for using the same | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,346,328 Medical sensor and technique for using the same | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,071,935 Optical detector with an overmolded faraday shield | 1 | 2008 | |
| 7,887,345 Single use connector for pulse oximetry sensors | 0 | 2008 | |
| 7,880,884 System and method for coating and shielding electronic sensor components | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,364,220 Medical sensor and technique for using the same | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,423,112 Medical sensor and technique for using the same | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,417,309 Medical sensor | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,092,993 Hydrogel thin film for use as a biosensor | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,366,613 LED drive circuit for pulse oximetry and method for using same | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,070,508 Method and apparatus for aligning and securing a cable strain relief | 1 | 2008 | |
| 8,199,007 Flex circuit snap track for a biometric sensor | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,352,009 Medical sensor and technique for using the same | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,386,002 Optically aligned pulse oximetry sensor and technique for using the same | 0 | 2009 | |
| 7,658,652 Device and method for reducing crosstalk | 1 | 2009 | |
| 8,221,319 Medical device for assessing intravascular blood volume and technique for using the same | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,437,822 System and method for estimating blood analyte concentration | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,112,375 Wavelength selection and outlier detection in reduced rank linear models | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,352,010 Folding medical sensor and technique for using the same | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,311,602 Compliant diaphragm medical sensor and technique for using the same | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,315,685 Flexible medical sensor enclosure | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,311,601 Reflectance and/or transmissive pulse oximeter | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,391,941 System and method for memory switching for multiple configuration medical sensor | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,417,310 Digital switching in multi-site sensor | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,428,675 Nanofiber adhesives used in medical devices | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,224,412 Pulse oximeter sensor with piece-wise function | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,260,391 Medical sensor for reducing motion artifacts and technique for using the same | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,437,826 Clip-style medical sensor and technique for using the same | 0 | 2011 | |
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| 7,962,190 Signal processing apparatus | 8 | 1998 | |
| 7,469,157 Signal processing apparatus | 47 | 2004 | |
| 7,499,741 Signal processing apparatus and method | 56 | 2004 | |
| 7,489,958 Signal processing apparatus and method | 57 | 2006 | |
| 7,454,240 Signal processing apparatus | 51 | 2006 | |
| 8,046,041 Signal processing apparatus | 6 | 2007 | |
| 8,046,042 Signal processing apparatus | 6 | 2007 | |
| 8,036,728 Signal processing apparatus | 6 | 2007 | |
| 8,180,420 Signal processing apparatus and method | 3 | 2007 | |
| 8,019,400 Signal processing apparatus | 8 | 2007 | |
| 7,509,154 Signal processing apparatus | 54 | 2007 | |
| 8,128,572 Signal processing apparatus | 3 | 2008 | |
| 7,937,130 Signal processing apparatus | 8 | 2008 | |
| 8,190,227 Signal processing apparatus and method | 3 | 2009 | |
| 8,126,528 Signal processing apparatus | 4 | 2009 | |
| 8,364,226 Signal processing apparatus | 0 | 2012 | |
| 8,359,080 Signal processing apparatus | 0 | 2012 | |
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| 7,505,589 Ternary and higher multi-value digital scramblers/descramblers | 0 | 2004 | |
| 7,643,632 Ternary and multi-value digital signal scramblers, descramblers and sequence generators | 0 | 2004 | |
| 7,002,490 Ternary and higher multi-value digital scramblers/descramblers | 3 | 2004 | |
| 7,218,144 Single and composite binary and multi-valued logic functions from gates and inverters | 6 | 2004 | |
| 7,562,106 Multi-value digital calculating circuits, including multipliers | 2 | 2004 | |
| 7,580,472 Generation and detection of non-binary digital sequences | 1 | 2005 | |
| 7,355,444 Single and composite binary and multi-valued logic functions from gates and inverters | 4 | 2007 | |
| 7,548,092 Implementing logic functions with non-magnitude based physical phenomena | 0 | 2007 | |
| 7,696,785 Implementing logic functions with non-magnitude based physical phenomena | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,374,289 Generation and detection of non-binary digital sequences | 0 | 2009 | |
| 7,864,079 Ternary and higher multi-value digital scramblers/descramblers | 1 | 2010 | |
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| 7,590,439 Bi-stable medical sensor and technique for using the same | 2 | 2005 | |
| 7,555,327 Folding medical sensor and technique for using the same | 3 | 2005 | |
| 7,486,979 Optically aligned pulse oximetry sensor and technique for using the same | 2 | 2005 | |
| 7,483,731 Medical sensor and technique for using the same | 5 | 2005 | |
| 7,522,948 Medical sensor and technique for using the same | 3 | 2006 | |
| 7,477,924 Medical sensor and technique for using the same | 2 | 2006 | |
| 7,574,245 Flexible medical sensor enclosure | 1 | 2006 | |
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| 7,720,516 Motion compatible sensor for non-invasive optical blood analysis | 3 | 2004 | |
| 8,216,136 Systems and methods for monitoring heart rate and blood pressure correlation | 0 | 2009 | |
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| 7,215,987 Method and apparatus for processing signals reflecting physiological characteristics | 1 | 2005 | |
| 7,184,809 Pulse amplitude indexing method and apparatus | 5 | 2005 | |
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| 8,442,608 System and method for estimating physiological parameters by deconvolving artifacts | 0 | 2008 | |
Maintenance Fees
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee | due date |
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| 11.5 Year Payment | $7400.00 | $3700.00 | $1850.00 | Oct 8, 2015 |
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee |
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| Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |