| Nelicor Puritan Bennett LLC Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20100249559 | Medical Device For Assessing Intravascular Blood Volume And Technique For Using The Same - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for determining a physiologic parameter of a patient. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention include methods and systems for correcting a pulse oximetry plethysmographic waveform variability measurement based on parameters that may influence the waveform variability. The corrected measurement may be used to estimate intravascular blood volume and/or fluid responsiveness of a patient. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100249551 | System And Method For Generating Corrective Actions Correlated To Medical Sensor Errors - A system and method for determining physiological parameters of a patient as well as errors based on light transmitted through the patient. Based on the received light, a most likely type of error may be determined, as well as one or more most likely actions to be undertaken to correct the error. Both the error and the corrective actions to be undertaken may be displayed. | 09-30-2010 |