Measurement reproducibility and sensor placement considerations in designing a wearable pulse oximeter for military applications

Author

Branche, Paul C. ; Johnston, William S. ; Pujary, Chirag J. ; Mendelso, Yitzhak

Author_Institution

Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Worcester Polytech. Inst., MA, USA

fYear

2004

fDate

17-18 April 2004

Firstpage

216

Lastpage

217

Abstract

Reproducibility of physiological measurements and the selection of suitable sensor locations are essential design criteria for developing a wearable pulse oximeter. In this paper we investigate the reproducibility of measuring arterial oxygen saturation (SpO₂) from a reflectance pulse oximeter sensor incorporated into an army helmet. Simultaneous measurements acquired from the forehead, chin, jaw and nape areas showed that the forehead region provides the best anatomical location for obtaining reproducible readings compared to other feasible helmet-mounted sensor locations.

Keywords

medical computing; military computing; optical sensors; oximetry; army helmet; arterial oxygen saturation; chin; forehead; jaw; measurement reproducibility; military applications; nape; reflectance pulse oximeter sensor; sensor placement considerations; wearable pulse oximeter; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical measurements; Biomedical monitoring; Biosensors; Forehead; Pulse measurements; Reflectivity; Reproducibility of results; Skin; Wearable sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Bioengineering Conference, 2004. Proceedings of the IEEE 30th Annual Northeast

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8285-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NEBC.2004.1300072

Filename

1300072