Disposable patch of one piece oxu00ecmetro, and method for determining whether a patient is in shock

摘要

Disposable patch of one piece oxu00ecmetro, and method for determining whether a patient is in shock. A disposable pulse oximeter self-sufficient, self powered, single use, in the form of a patch or a strip of bandage, is mounted to a light emitting and a light sensor which together measure at least the SpO2 of the patient.Mounted to an electronics layer of the patch is a specific integrated circuit (ASIC) application that has integrated electronics to him that controls the operation of the light emitting and light sensor, and the algorithm to calculate the data collected by the sensor at least the SpO2 of the patient.Optionally, a display and an alarm may also be mounted or embedded on the patch to display respectively at least the SpO2, and to inform the attendant / patient that at least the SpO2 is not within an acceptable range, if this is the case.Also provided in the patch is a battery that supplies power to the operation of the ASIC circuit and the emitter, as well as the display and alarm if such optional components are provided on the patch. A fixing mechanism is also provided on the patch.This mechanism may be in the form of an adhesive layer that can hold, so the patch to the patient removable in a transmissive mode or a reflective mode. The oximeter patch may also be equipped with a transceiver and the electronics suitable for transmit / receive wireless information to / from a remote device or another wireless pulse oximeter patch.In place of a source of energy self - sufficient power to operate a wireless pulse oximeter patch can be retrieved from a remote source of energy, as long as the oximeter patch is a given distance from such a remote power source.