Patent ID: 9717448
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A method of continuous transdermal monitoring of a target tissue segment, the method comprising: designating a first light detector from a plurality of light detectors as a preferred light detector; generating a first pulse oximetry reading, wherein the first pulse oximetry reading is based on light received by the first light detector; monitoring a position reading generated by a position sensor, wherein a position of a light detector from the plurality of light detectors relative to the target tissue segment may be determined based on the monitored position reading; based on the monitored position reading, determining that a second light detector from the plurality of light detectors is better positioned relative to the target tissue segment than the first light detector to be the preferred light detector; designating the second light detector as the preferred light detector; and generating a second pulse oximetry reading, wherein the second pulse oximetry reading is based on light received by the second light detector.