DocumentCode
1540534
Title
Heritage of the tissue-bed oximeter
Author
Geddes, L.A.
Author_Institution
Hillenbrand Biomed. Eng. Center, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Volume
16
Issue
2
fYear
1997
Firstpage
87
Lastpage
91
Abstract
The pulse oximeter is well established in clinical medicine as a monitor of the efficacy of the cardiorespiratory system. The principle of this device represents the end of a long evolutionary line of noninvasive instruments designed to measure the redness of blood i.e. oxygen saturation. This historical note describes the many ingenious devices that are the heritage of the pulse oximeter, which was described by Nakajima et al. (1979) and Yoshiya et al. (1980)
Keywords
biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; blood; cardiology; history; light transmission; oxygen; patient monitoring; pneumodynamics; blood redness; cardiorespiratory system; clinical medicine; historical note; monitor; noninvasive instruments; oxygen saturation; pulse oximeter; tissue-bed oximeter; Arteries; Biomembranes; Blood; Ear; Glass; Optical filters; Optical saturation; Rabbits; Wavelength measurement; Windows;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0739-5175
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/51.582186
Filename
582186
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