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DESCRIPTION
The MX-2 measures oxygen
saturation (S02) and hematocrit concentration during open heart
surgery. Reflected light signals from an arterial and venous
cuvette coupled to an extracorporeal blood circuit are coupled to
the instrument with optical fibers.
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NOTEWORTHY
TECHNOLOGY
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Patent
No. 5,341,804 - method to detect if the cuvettes are
properly attached and disable the oximeter if necessary
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Digital
conversion with low cost frequency to voltage converter
with automatic linearity correction
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NEC
7810 embedded controller
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