MEASUREMENT OF OXYGEN SATURATION OF BLOOD HAEMOGLOBIN

摘要

The invention provides a chest-based oximeter (1) for measuring oxygen saturation of haemoglobin in blood of the chest of a subject, comprising at least one radiation source (5,7) adapted to emit radiation onto the chest, at least one radiation detector (9) adapted to detect radiation reflected from the chest, and a pressure device (11) adapted to apply pressure to the oximeter to connect the oximeter to the chest.