Application identification sensor
View Patent ↗An application identification sensor comprises a plurality of emitters configured to transmit light into a tissue site and a detector configured to receive the light after tissue absorption. The detector generates a signal responsive to the intensity of the light and communicates the signal to a monitor. An information element is readable by the monitor so as to identify a sensor application. The monitor presets at least one user-selectable operational parameter in response to the information element.
1. An application identification sensor comprising:
a plurality of emitters configured to transmit light into a tissue site;
a detector configured to receive said light after tissue absorption, said detector generating a signal responsive to the intensity of said light and communicating said signal to a monitor; and
an information element readable by said monitor so as to identify a sensor application, said monitor presetting at least one user-selectable operational parameter in response to said information element.
2. The application identification sensor according to claim 1 wherein:
said application relates to emergency care, and
said user-selectable operational parameter is selected from the set of sensitivity and averaging time.
3. An application identification sensor method comprising the steps of:
attaching a sensor to a monitor;
reading an information element corresponding to said sensor;
associating data from said information element with an application; and
presetting user-selectable parameters in said monitor corresponding to said application.
4. The application identification sensor method according to claim 3 wherein said associating step comprises the substep of identifying said application as emergency related.
5. The application identification sensor method according to claim 4 wherein said presetting step comprises the substep of selecting maximum sensitivity and minimum averaging time for processing a signal from said sensor.
6. An oximeter system capable of pre-configuring itself for differing operational conditions, the oximeter system comprising:
a noninvasive optical sensor configured to generate an intensity signal indicative of one or more physiological parameters responsive to a constituent of pulsatile blood of a patient being monitored;
an information element; and
a processor responsive to said intensity signal to determine measurements of said parameters, said processor also responsive to said information element to pre-configure one or more of a plurality of user-selectable configurations.
7. The oximeter system of claim 6 , wherein said user-selectable configurations include configuration of alarm characteristics.
8. The oximeter system of claim 7 , wherein said alarm characteristics comprise at least one of alarm limits, alarm delays, and alarm volume.
9. The oximeter system of claim 6 , wherein said user-selectable configurations include configuration of display characteristics.
10. The oximeter system of claim 9 , wherein said display characteristics comprise at least one of numerical indicia of a display, plethysmographic indicia of said display, and trend indicia of said display.
11. The oximeter system of claim 6 , wherein said user-selectable configurations include configuration of output characteristics.
12. The oximeter system of claim 11 , wherein said output characteristics comprise at least one of analog and digital output.
13. The oximeter system of claim 6 , wherein said user-selectable configurations include configuration of operational modes.
14. The oximeter system of claim 13 , wherein said operational modes include a sensitivity.
15. The oximeter system of claim 13 , wherein said operational modes include an averaging mode.
16. The oximeter system of claim 6 , wherein said user-selectable configurations include general monitor characteristics.
17. The oximeter system of claim 16 , wherein said general monitor characteristics comprise user key configurations or lock-outs based on operator authentication.