EP1598003A3
Optical device
Abstract
There is described a sensor device which comprises light source means for emitting a light beam, photodetector means for receiving the light beam after passing through or being reflected within living tissue and arranged to provide signals corresponding to the intensities of the respective wavelength of light received by the photodetector means characterised in that the sensor device measures blood oxygen saturation. The device can be used in conjunction with a conventional pulse oximeter. There is also described a method of measuring blood oxygen saturation.

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| EP0286142A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | A | Search report | 1-4 |
| EP0374844A1 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | A | Search report | 1,3,4 |
| EP0586025A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | A | Search report | 1-4 |
| US3638640A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 1-4 |
| US5413100A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 1,4 |
| US5575285A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 2 |
| US5672875A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 3 |
| WO9101678A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A | Search report | 1 |
| WO9403102A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | DA | Search report | 1-4 |
53 members in 13 offices
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Members53
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| WO0001294A1 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A1 | |
| AU4634799A | Australia | A | |
| WO0009004A2 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A2 | |
| AU5180499A | Australia | A | |
| WO0009004A3 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A3 | |
| EP1094745A1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A1 | |
| EP1104254A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| GB0322545D0 | United Kingdom | D0 | |
| US6842635B1 | United States of America | B1 | |
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| WO2005030049A1 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A1 | |
| US2005101850A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
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| EP1598003A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| US6985789B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| US6990365B1 | United States of America | B1 | |
| EP1598003A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| EP1670355A1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A1 | |
| MXPA06007218A | Mexico | A | |
| EP1701903A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| KR20060127893A | Republic of Korea | A | |
| CN1906104A | China | A | |
| JP2007506522A | Japan | A | |
| BRPI0418021A | Brazil | A | |
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| DE69942391D1 | Germany | D1 | |
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| JP4787172B2 | Japan | B2 | |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 1598003
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1598003
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1598003
- Application
- 5017379
- Application, DOCDB
- 05017379
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20050017379
Titles3
- German
- Optische Vorrichtung
- English
- Optical device
- French
- Dispositif optique
Classification
- CPC, 3
- A61B5/14551
- A61B5/14552
- A61B5/1491
- IPC, 1
- A61B5 00
Designated states2
- Contracting states, 1
- Sweden
- Extension states, 1
- Slovenia