Design of Pulse Oximeters (Medical Science Series) (Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering) [Hardcover]

John G. Webster (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 23, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0750304677 | ISBN-13: 978-0750304672 | Edition: 1

Design of Pulse Oximeters describes the hardware and software needed to make a pulse oximeter, and includes the equations, methods, and software required for them to function effectively. The book begins with a brief description of how oxygen is delivered to the tissue, historical methods for measuring oxygenation, and the invention of the pulse oximeter in the early 1980s. Subsequent chapters explain oxygen saturation display and how to use an LED, provide a survey of light sensors, and review probes and cables. The book closes with an assessment of techniques that may be used to analyze pulse oximeter performance and a brief overview of pulse oximetry applications. The book contains useful worked examples, several worked equations, flow charts, and examples of algorithms used to calculate oxygen saturation. It also includes a glossary of terms, instructional objectives by chapter, and references to further reading.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 260 pages
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis; 1 edition (October 23, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750304677
• ISBN-13: 978-0750304672
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,100,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction to the field, March 10, 2005

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Lostfan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Design of Pulse Oximeters (Medical Science Series) (Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering) (Hardcover)

It's a good book for students explaining the basic concepts. A modern pulse oximeter has complex signal processing algorithms implemented, which make it robust against motion artifacts.
This is not covered in the book.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars should not title design but it talk about theory of oxymeter, May 31, 2010

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Pisit Kamtasila (Chiang mai Thailand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Design of Pulse Oximeters (Medical Science Series) (Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering) (Kindle Edition)

This book give idel how pulse oxymeter work.The thing that alway the black box for biomed.anyway after readind this book you can not design any oxymeter device.

1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars book contents rapid review, July 18, 2000

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raymond_yk - See all my reviews

This review is from: Design of Pulse Oximeters (Medical Science Series) (Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering) (Hardcover)

it sounds to be a good reference for students studing and researching about pulse oximeter. may be good reference for pulse oximeter designers!( it depend to how the level of complete contents or text would be)