CONTINUOUS TRANSDERMAL MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

Various embodiments of methods and systems for continuous transdermal monitoring (“CTM”) are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment of a continuous transdermal monitoring system comprises a sensor package. The sensor package may include a pulse oximetry sensor having a plurality of light detectors arranged as an array. One exemplary method for continuous transdermal monitoring begins by positioning a pulse oximetry sensor system, similar to the system described immediately above, adjacent to a target tissue segment. Then, the method continues by detecting a light reflected by the target tissue segment. Then, the method continues by transmitting a pulse oximetry reading(s), based at least in part on the light reflected by the target tissue segment, of the target tissue segment. Then, the method continues by analyzing the pulse oximetry reading(s). Then, the method continues by assessing the accuracy of the pulse oximetry reading from the first light detector relative to the pulse oximetry reading from the second light detector.

主权项

1. A system for continuous transdermal monitoring of a target tissue segment, the system comprising a sensor package comprising:
a pulse oximetry sensor comprising a plurality of light detectors arranged as an array, the plurality of light detectors comprising a first light detector and a second light detector, the first light detector and the second light detector each, respectively, configured to:
detect a light reflected by the target tissue segment; andtransmit a pulse oximetry reading of the target tissue segment, the pulse oximetry reading based, at least in part, on the light reflected by the target tissue segment; wherein the sensor package is configured to:
analyze the pulse oximetry reading from the first light detector and the pulse oximetry reading from the second light detector;assess the accuracy of the pulse oximetry reading from the first light detector relative to the pulse oximetry reading from the second light detector;identify a preferred pulse oximetry reading;designate a preferred light detector based, at least in part, on the preferred pulse oximetry reading; andoutput the pulse oximetry reading from the preferred light detector.