Title :
On the reliability of pulse oximetry at the sternum
Author :
Sola, J. ; Chetelat, O. ; Krauss, J.
Author_Institution :
Swiss Center for Electron. & Microtechnol. (CSEM), Neuchatel
Abstract :
Non-invasive assessment of arterial oxygen saturation has traditionally been entrusted to pulse oximetry. Whereas commercial probes are confined to the finger tip or the forehead, several recent works aim at enlarging the range of placement sites. In the context of the development of a continuous multi-parameter health monitoring system, CSEM is exploring the reliability of pulse oximetry measurements at the sternum. This talk will address both theoretical and practical aspects of the development of such a sensor with special emphasis on the reliability of the measurement. Experimental data obtained from a novel eight channels sensor will be presented.
Keywords :
biomedical electrodes; blood; electrocardiography; oximetry; plethysmography; pneumodynamics; reliability; ECG; arterial oxygen saturation; blood perfusion; electrocardiography; photo-plethysmographic channels; pulse oximetry; reliability; respiration electrode; sternum; Biomedical measurements; Biomedical optical imaging; Light emitting diodes; Optical computing; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Pulse measurements; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sternum; Temperature sensors; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Humans; Monitoring, Ambulatory; Oximetry; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sternum;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2007. EMBS 2007. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0787-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352595
