Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include an emitter driver configured to be capable of addressing substantially 2N nodes with N cable conductors configured to carry activation instructions from a processor. In an embodiment, an address controller outputs an activation instruction to a latch decoder configured to supply switch controls to activate particular LEDs of a light source.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 2, 2010
Date of Patent:
April 1, 2014
Assignee:
Ceracor Laboratories, Inc.
Inventors:
Johannes Bruinsma, Cristiano Dalvi, Marcelo Lamego
Abstract: The disclosure includes pulse oximetry systems and methods for determining point-by-point saturation values by encoding photoplethysmographs in the complex domain and processing the complex signals. The systems filter motion artifacts and other noise using a variety of techniques, including statistical analysis such as correlation, or phase filtering.