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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8430817 | System for determining confidence in respiratory rate measurements This disclosure describes, among other features, systems and methods for using multiple physiological parameter inputs to determine multiparameter confidence in respiratory rate measurements. For example, a patient monitoring system can programmatically determine mu... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8418524 | Non-invasive sensor calibration device A calibration device according to embodiments of the disclosure is capable of being used with a non-invasive sensor. Certain embodiments of the calibration device simulate a human pulse by varying the volume of blood being measured by the optical sensor. Further, em... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8414499 | Plethysmograph variability processor A plethysmograph variability processor inputs a plethysmograph waveform having pulses corresponding to pulsatile blood flow within a tissue site. The processor derives plethysmograph values based upon selected plethysmograph features, determines variability values, ... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8405608 | System and method for altering a display mode A sensor, such as, for example, a gravity-responsive sensor, provides an output used to select an orientation of a display of a display device. For example, the output may indicate that the orientation of the display should comprise a portrait or landscape orientati... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8401602 | Secondary-emitter sensor position indicator A secondary-emitter sensor position indicator has primary emitters that transmit light having primary wavelengths and at least one secondary emitter that transmits light having at least one secondary wavelength. A detector outputs a sensor signal in response to rece... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8399822 | Systems and methods for indicating an amount of use of a sensor Aspects of the present disclosure include systems and methods for indicating an amount of use of a pulse oximetry sensor. According to one embodiment, the system includes an oximeter that monitors the amount of use for a given sensor. The oximeter and/or the sensor ... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8385995 | Physiological parameter tracking system A physiological parameter tracking system has a reference parameter calculator configured to provide a reference parameter responsive to a physiological signal input. A physiological measurement output is a physiological parameter derived from the physiological sign... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8364226 | Signal processing apparatus The present invention involves a method and an apparatus for analyzing measured signals, including the determination of a measurement of oxygen saturation and respiration rate in the measured signals during a calculation of a physiological parameter of a monitored p... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8364223 | Physiological monitor A patient monitor has multiple sensors adapted to attach to tissue sites of a living subject. The sensors generate sensor signals that are responsive to at least two wavelengths of optical radiation after attenuation by pulsatile blood within the tissue sites. ... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8359080 | Signal processing apparatus The present invention involves a method and an apparatus for analyzing measured signals, including the determination of a measurement of oxygen saturation and respiration rate in the measured signals during a calculation of a physiological parameter of a monitored p... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8355766 | Ceramic emitter substrate A ceramic emitter substrate has a substrate body with top and bottom sides and a cavity disposed on the top side. Bonding pads are disposed within the cavity and solder pads are disposed on the bottom side. Light emitting diodes (LEDs) are electrically connected to ... | 01/15/2013 |
| 8353842 | Portable patient monitor Embodiments of the present disclosure includes a portable pulse oximeter, such as a handheld pulse oximeter, that provides a user with intuitive key navigation for device operation, which reduces an amount of visual concentration needed to handle and operate the oxi... | 01/15/2013 |
| 8346330 | Reflection-detector sensor position indicator A reflection-detector sensor position indicator comprises emitters that transmit light having a plurality of wavelengths. A detector outputs a sensor signal. At least one reflection detector outputs at least one sensor position signal. An attachment assembly attache... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8337403 | Patient monitor having context-based sensitivity adjustments An application identification sensor comprises a plurality of emitters configured to transmit light into a tissue site and a detector configured to receive the light after tissue absorption. The detector generates a signal responsive to the intensity of the light an... | 12/25/2012 |
| RE43860 | Reusable pulse oximeter probe and disposable bandage apparatus Pulse oximeter apparatus and method comprising a reusable pulse oximeter probe and a disposable bandage. The bandage has receptacles for receiving and aligning the oximeter's light emitting diode and photocell detector. ... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8315683 | Duo connector patient cable A patient cable has a duo sensor connector having a first socket section and a second socket section. The first socket section is configured to removably attach a two-wavelength sensor. The second socket section in conjunction with the first socket section is config... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8310336 | Systems and methods for storing, analyzing, retrieving and displaying streaming medical data A method of storing streaming physiological information obtained from a medical patient in a multi-patient monitoring environment includes receiving identification information, retrieving parameter descriptors, creating a round-robin database file, receiving a data ... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8274360 | Systems and methods for storing, analyzing, and retrieving medical data Physiological information can be stored in a dynamic round-robin database. Parameter descriptors may be used to identify parameter values in the records. The parameter values can be dynamically updated by changing the parameter descriptors. In addition, the size of ... | 09/25/2012 |
| 8260577 | Variable indication estimator A variable indication estimator which determines an output value representative of a set of input data. For example, the estimator can reduce input data to estimates of a desired signal, select a time, and determine an output value from the estimates and the time. I... | 09/04/2012 |
| 8229533 | Low-noise optical probes for reducing ambient noise An optical probe, which is particularly suited to reduce noise in measurements taken on an easily compressible material, such as a finger, a toe, a forehead, an earlobe, or a lip, measures characteristics of the material. A neonatal and adult disposable embodiment o... | 07/24/2012 |
| 8228181 | Physiological trend monitor A physiological trend monitor has a sensor signal responsive to multiple wavelengths of light transmitted into a tissue site. The transmitted light is detected after attenuation by pulsatile blood flow within the tissue site. A processor has an input responsive to t... | 07/24/2012 |
| 8203438 | Alarm suspend system An alarm suspend system utilizes an alarm trigger responsive to physiological parameters and corresponding limits on those parameters. The parameters are associated with both fast and slow treatment times corresponding to length of time it takes for a person to resp... | 06/19/2012 |
| 8190227 | Signal processing apparatus and method A method and an apparatus to analyze two measured signals that are modeled as containing desired and undesired portions such as noise, FM and AM modulation. Coefficients relate the two signals according to a model defined in accordance with the present invention. In... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185180 | Method and apparatus for demodulating signals in a pulse oximetry system A method and an apparatus measure blood oxygenation in a subject. A light source is activated to cause a first emission at a first wavelength and a second emission at a second wavelength. A detector detects a composite signal indicative of an attenuation of the firs... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182443 | Drug administration controller A drug administration controller has a sensor that generates a sensor signal to a physiological measurement device, which measures a physiological parameter in response. A control output responsive to the physiological parameter or a metric derived from the physiolo... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180420 | Signal processing apparatus and method A method and an apparatus to analyze two measured signals that are modeled as containing desired and undesired portions such as noise, FM and AM modulation. Coefficients relate the two signals according to a model defined in accordance with the present invention. In... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175672 | Reusable pulse oximeter probe and disposable bandage apparatii An optical probe is usable to determine at least one physiological parameter. A disposable portion of the optical probe comprises a bandage including adhesive on at least a portion of at least one face thereof. The bandage comprises a first modular housing component... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8150487 | Method and apparatus for demodulating signals in a pulse oximetry system A method and an apparatus measure blood oxygenation in a subject. A light source is activated to cause a first emission at a first wavelength and a second emission at a second wavelength. A detector detects a composite signal indicative of an attenuation of the firs... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145287 | Manual and automatic probe calibration Embodiments of the present disclosure include an optical probe capable of communicating identification information to a patient monitor in addition to signals indicative of intensities of light after attenuation by body tissue. The identification information may ind... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8128572 | Signal processing apparatus The present invention involves method and apparatus for analyzing measured signals that are modeled as containing primary and secondary portions. Coefficients relate the two signals according to a model defined in accordance with the present invention. In one embodi... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126528 | Signal processing apparatus The present disclosure describes a method and an apparatus for analyzing measured signals using various processing techniques. In certain embodiments, the measured signals are physiological signals. In certain embodiments, the measurements relate to blood constituen... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118620 | Connector assembly with reduced unshielded area A connector assembly according to embodiments of the present disclosure is advantageously configured to allow a sensor connector to straightforwardly and efficiently join with and detach from a patient cable connector. Further, embodiments of the connector assembly ... | 02/21/2012 |
| RE43169 | Universal modular pulse oximeter probe for use with reusable and disposable patient attachment devices A system and method of standardizing modular probe housings so that the standardized probe housings may be incorporated into probes adapted to work with at least one of a multiplicity of manufacturers' oximeters. The probe housings are adapted to matingly engage at ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8048040 | Fluid titration system A fluid titration system has an optical sensor, a physiological monitor, a titration controller and an infusion device. The optical sensor transmits multiple wavelengths of light into a tissue site of a person and detects the optical radiation after attenuation by p... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046042 | Signal processing apparatus The present disclosure describes a method and an apparatus for analyzing measured signals using various processing techniques. In certain embodiments, the measured signals are physiological signals. In certain embodiments, the measurements relate to blood constituen... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8046041 | Signal processing apparatus The present disclosure describes a method and an apparatus for analyzing measured signals using various processing techniques. In certain embodiments, the measured signals are physiological signals. In certain embodiments, the measurements relate to blood constituen... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8046040 | Pulse oximetry data confidence indicator According to some embodiments of the present invention, a display is used to show an indication of the signal's quality. This indication of the signal's quality may be provided in a number of ways, including one or more audio and/or visual alarms. ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8036728 | Signal processing apparatus The present disclosure describes a method and an apparatus for analyzing measured signals using various processing techniques. In certain embodiments, the measured signals are physiological signals. In certain embodiments, the measurements relate to blood constituen... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8028701 | Respiratory monitoring A patient interface in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention is configured to be at least partially carried by a patient and to receive gas exhaled by the patient. The patient interface includes first and second cannula tubes each having a first en... | 10/04/2011 |
