CPC A61B 5/6823 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0205 (2013.01); A61B 5/14552 (2013.01); A61B 5/6832 (2013.01); A61B 5/021 (2013.01); A61B 5/02433 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0238 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
11. A method of measuring peripheral oxygen saturation, the method comprising:
attaching a wearable device around an anatomical structure near a chest such that the wearable device partially surrounds the anatomical structure near the chest;
using the wearable device to obtain optical signals near the chest, wherein the obtained optical signals include reflective optical signals reflected back from blood vessels and transmissive optical signals transmitted through the blood vessels; and
using the obtained optical signals to calculate peripheral oxygen saturation.
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