Design of Pulse Oximeters

Series:
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Published:
October 23, 1997 by Taylor & Francis - 260 Pages
Editor(s):
John G. Webster, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA

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ISBN 9780750304672
Cat# IP213
 

Features

  • Provides biomedical engineers with design details of pulse oximeters
  • Organizes information so that it can be readily assimilated by the non-biomedical engineer
  • Includes numerous examples, various equations, and a glossary of terms
  • Presents instructional objective summaries in each chapter so you can check what you should have learned

    • Summary

    Design of Pulse Oximeters describes the hardware and software needed to make a pulse oximeter, and includes the equations, methods, and software required for them to function effectively. The book begins with a brief description of how oxygen is delivered to the tissue, historical methods for measuring oxygenation, and the invention of the pulse oximeter in the early 1980s. Subsequent chapters explain oxygen saturation display and how to use an LED, provide a survey of light sensors, and review probes and cables. The book closes with an assessment of techniques that may be used to analyze pulse oximeter performance and a brief overview of pulse oximetry applications. The book contains useful worked examples, several worked equations, flow charts, and examples of algorithms used to calculate oxygen saturation. It also includes a glossary of terms, instructional objectives by chapter, and references to further reading.

    Table of Contents

    Normal oxygen transport (S A Clark). Motivation of pulse oximetry (D J Sebald). Blood oxygen measurement (J Farmer). Light absorbance in pulse oximetry (O Wieben). Light-emitting diodes and their control (B W J Bourgeois). Photodetectors and amplifiers (J S Schowalter). Probes (M V S Reddy). Electronic instrument control (K S Paranjape). Signal processing algorithms (S Palreddy). Calibration (J S Schowalter). Accuracy and errors (S Tungjitkusolmun). User interface for a pulse oximeter (A Lozano-Nieto). Applications of pulse oximetry (J B Ruchala). Glossary. Index.

    Editorial Reviews

    "… a complete guide to understanding, using, and designing the PO … for biomedical engineers and for all those who need to know the technical workings of this instrument … provides complete coverage of the field, from basic principles and techniques to signal-processing algorithms and calibration … with an abundance of figures, tables, and equations, the book is easy to read and clear in understanding … particularly useful for graduate students, biomedical technicians as the essential reference .. the best book to date … ."
    -Valentin Grimblatov, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, IEEE EMBS Magazine, May/June 1998

    "… an excellent overview … a must for biomedical engineers and medical physicists … valuable contribution to clinical instrumentation and physiological measurement … worth buying."
    -John Allen, Freeman Hospital, IFMBE News, May 1998