Remote Optical Monitor of Blood Oxygenation

• Author(s): D. R. Santos ; R. J. O. Andrade ; A L. J. Teixeira ; C. A. C. Bastos ; P. S. André
• Date: 2013
• Origin: Electrónica e Telecomunicações
• Subject(s): pulse oximeter; optical sensors; BluetoothTM; Java; pulse oximeter; optical sensors; BluetoothTM; Java
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Pulse oximetry is a widely used technique in biomedical analyses. It enables monitoring the percentage of saturated hemoglobin and heart pulse in a noninvasive way.The mandatory permanence of patients in medical facilitiesdue to continuous measurements of blood oxygen saturationand cardiac pulse can be avoided by taking advantage of nowadays telecommunications technologies. This paperdescribes a pulse oximeter capable of operating in standalonemode and wirelessly transmit the data to a display unit. Pulse oximetry is a widely used technique in biomedical analyses. It enables monitoring the percentage of saturated hemoglobin and heart pulse in a noninvasive way.The mandatory permanence of patients in medical facilitiesdue to continuous measurements of blood oxygen saturationand cardiac pulse can be avoided by taking advantage of nowadays telecommunications technologies. This paperdescribes a pulse oximeter capable of operating in standalonemode and wirelessly transmit the data to a display unit.