Lock-in amplification for implantable multiwavelength pulse oximeters

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2013:2013:495-8. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6609545.

Abstract

Standard as well as multiwavelength pulse oximetry as established methods for measuring blood oxygen saturation or fractions of dyshemoglobins suffer from different kinds of interference and noise. Employing lock-in technique as a read-out approach for multiwavelength pulse oximetry is proposed here and strongly decreases such signal disturbance. An analog lock-in amplifier was designed to modulate multiple LEDs simultaneously and to separate the signals detected by a single photodiode. In vivo measurements show an improved signal-to-noise ratio of photoplethysmographic signals and a suppression of interference by means of the lock-in approach. This allows the detection of higher order overtones and, therefore, more detailed data for pulse wave analysis, especially for implantable sensors directly applied at arteries.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Hemoglobins / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Implants, Experimental
  • Monitoring, Ambulatory / instrumentation*
  • Oximetry / instrumentation*
  • Oxygen / blood
  • Pulse Wave Analysis
  • Signal-To-Noise Ratio

Substances

  • Hemoglobins
  • dyshemoglobins
  • Oxygen