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Apnea detector
Assignee: Minolta Co Ltd
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Filing: 1986-04-02
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Granted: 1988-08-23
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Expires: 2006-04-02
Abstract
Abstract A medical apparatus for detecting apnea, in particular, in infants and children. The apparatus measures oxygen saturation in the blood and relates the measurement to a normal condition. The relationship is employed to indicate apnea.
Inventors
- 👤 Takao Sakai
- 👤 Kenji Hamaguri
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 14:03
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/145; A61B5/1455; A61B5/14551; A61B5/103; A61B5/11; A61B5/113; A61B2503/00; A61B2503/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
An apnea detector comprising: means for measuring oxygen saturation in blood to produce a measured oxygen saturation signal indicating the measured oxygen saturation; means for storing a normal oxygen saturation of a normal condition to produce a normal oxygen saturation signal; means for storing an increasing speed of oxygen saturation; means for comparing the measured oxygen saturation signal with the normal oxygen saturation signal to produce a first detecting signal when the measured oxygen saturation is larger than the normal oxygen saturation stored; means for calculating an increasing speed of oxygen saturation based on a plurality of the measured oxygen saturation signals to produce a second detecting signal when the calculated increasing speed of oxygen saturation is higher than the stored increasing speed of oxygen saturation; and means for detecting recovery from apnea condition in accordance with the first and second detecting signals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
An apnea detector comprising: means for measuring oxygen saturation in blood to produce a measured oxygen saturation signal indicating the measured oxygen saturation; means for storing a normal oxygen saturation of a normal condition to produce a normal oxygen saturation signal; means for storing an increasing speed of oxygen saturation; means for comparing the measured oxygen saturation signal with the normal oxygen saturation signal to produce a first detecting signal when the measured oxygen saturation is larger than the normal oxygen saturation stored; means for calculating an increasing speed of oxygen saturation based on a plurality of the measured oxygen saturation signals to produce a second detecting signal when the calculated increasing speed of oxygen saturation is higher than the stored increasing speed of oxygen saturation; and means for detecting recovery from apnea condition in accordance with the first and second detecting signals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
An apnea detector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said normal oxygen saturation storing means includes means for manually setting the normal oxygen saturation to produce a manual setting signal indicating the set oxygen saturation, and means for storing the normal oxygen saturation in accordance with the manual setting signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
61 words
An apnea detector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said normal oxygen saturation storing means includes means for calculating the normal oxygen saturation based on a plurality of the measured oxygen saturation values to produce a calculated oxygen saturation signal indicating the calculated oxygen saturation, and means for storing the normal oxygen saturation in accordance with the calculated oxygen saturation signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
An apnea detector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said oxygen saturation increasing speed storing means includes means for manually setting the increasing speed of oxygen saturation to produce an increasing speed setting signal indicating the set increasing speed of oxygen saturation, and means for storing the increasing speed of oxygen saturation in accordance with the increasing speed setting signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
158 words
An apnea detector comprising: means for measuring oxygen saturation in blood to produce a measured oxygen saturation signal indicating the measured oxygen saturation; means for storing a normal oxygen saturation of a normal condition to produce a normal oxygen saturation signal; means for storing an increasing speed of oxygen saturation; means for calculating increasing speed of oxygen saturation based on a plurality of the measured oxygen saturation signals to produce a first detecting signal when the calculated increasing speed of oxygen saturation is higher than the stored increasing speed of oxygen saturation; means for comparing the measured oxygen saturation signal with the normal oxygen saturation signal stored to produce a second detecting signal when the measured oxygen saturation is higher than the stored normal oxygen saturation; means for detecting start of recovery from an apnea condition in response to the first detecting signal; and means for detecting recovery from apnea condition in response to the second detecting signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
158 words
An apnea detector comprising: means for measuring oxygen saturation in blood to produce a measured oxygen saturation signal indicating the measured oxygen saturation; means for storing a normal oxygen saturation of a normal condition to produce a normal oxygen saturation signal; means for storing an increasing speed of oxygen saturation; means for calculating increasing speed of oxygen saturation based on a plurality of the measured oxygen saturation signals to produce a first detecting signal when the calculated increasing speed of oxygen saturation is higher than the stored increasing speed of oxygen saturation; means for comparing the measured oxygen saturation signal with the normal oxygen saturation signal stored to produce a second detecting signal when the measured oxygen saturation is higher than the stored normal oxygen saturation; means for detecting start of recovery from an apnea condition in response to the first detecting signal; and means for detecting recovery from apnea condition in response to the second detecting signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
An apnea detector as claimed in claim 5, wherein said normal oxygen saturation storing means includes means for manually setting the normal oxygen saturation to produce a manual setting signal indicating the set oxygen saturation, and means for storing the normal oxygen saturation in accordance with the manual setting signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
An apnea detector claimed in claim 5, wherein said normal oxygen saturation storing means includes means for calculating the normal oxygen saturation based on a plurality of the measured oxygen saturation values to produce a calculated oxygen saturation signal indicating the calculated oxygen saturation, and means for storing the normal oxygen saturation in accordance with the calculated oxygen saturation signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
60 words
An apnea detector as claimed in claim 5, wherein said oxygen saturation increasing speed storing means includes means for manually setting the increasing speed of oxygen saturation to produce an increasing speed setting signal indicating the set increasing speed of oxygen saturation, and means for storing the increasing speed of oxygen saturation in accordance with the increasing speed setting signal.
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