FLEXIBLE OPTICAL SOURCE FOR PULSE OXIMETRY

摘要

An optical source (10, 54) for guiding light to a target of a patient includes at least one light source (12,56) configured to emit red light and infrared light. The at least one light source (12, 56) is embedded within a light-conducting sheet (18, 58). A photodistributor (16) is spaced from the at least one light source (12, 56). The photodistributor (16) includes a light- emitting surface (28) and at least one light-receiving surface (32) optically coupled to the light- conducting sheet (18, 58). The photodistributor (16) is configured to discharge at least a portion of the emitted red light and at least a portion of the emitted infrared light into a target.