Design of a plug-and-play pulse oximeter

Author

Yao, M. S Jianchu ; Warren, Steve

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

1752

Abstract

Presents the design of a plug-and-play pulse oximeter that communicates with a LabVIEW virtual instrument. The sensor module samples plethysmographic data and sends them to a personal computer via an RS-232 serial link. The system configuration is described, and the response of the system is discussed when either the computer, sensor, or RS-232 connection breaks down. The oximeter is suitable for home use and can reliably collect pulsatile data from multiple body locations (e.g. finger, forehead, palm, etc.).

Keywords

health care; oximetry; patient monitoring; plethysmography; telemedicine; virtual instrumentation; LabVIEW virtual instrument; RS-232 connection; RS-232 serial link; blood oxygen saturation; design; finger; forehead; heart rate; home use; light-based probe; multiple body locations; palm; patient-centric home health care monitoring systems; personal computer; plethysmographic data; plug-and-play pulse oximeter; pulsatile data; response; sensor module; system configuration; Computer displays; Feedback circuits; Instruments; Integrated circuit reliability; Medical services; Microcomputers; Photodiodes; Pulse circuits; Reflectivity; Sensor systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7612-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1106635

Filename

1106635