Method and apparatus for pulse oximetry

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PATENT NO 6564077
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09974279

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An apparatus for determining the oxygenation of blood. The apparatus includes a detector that is configured to sense a first signal of a first wavelength, the first signal having a first arterial blood component and a first noise component. The detector is also configured to sense a second signal of a second wavelength, the second signal having a second arterial blood component and a second noise component. The first arterial blood component is related to the second arterial blood component by an arterial blood absorption ratio and the first noise component is related to the second noise component by a noise absorption ratio. The apparatus also includes a controller that is configured to determine a value of the noise absorption ratio that maximizes the magnitude of an autocorrelation function. The controller is further configured to determine the oxygenation of blood from the noise absorption ratio.

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WELCH ALLYN INC4341 STATE STREET ROAD SKANEATELES FALLS NY 13153

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Mortara, David W Milwaukee, WI 19 922

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