Development of a compact mock circulation system and a new flow-cell model for pulse spectrophotometry

M. Oura*, N. Kobayashi, S. Takeda, K. Iwasaki, Mitsuo Umezu

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Abstract

We have developed an extremely compact mock circulation system. This system can simulate artery blood circulation and generate a pulse wave with a very small amount of blood. We were also able to measure the in vitro pulsatile optical density ratio (Φvt) using this system with a flow cell [1]. Results showed a difference between Φvt and the in vivo pulsatile optical density ratio (Φvi) for the same oxygen saturations. To explain this difference, we proposed a new flow-cell model that includes venous flow and arterial flow. Because these systems can simulate the in vivo environment with very accurately, they can be applied to various pulse spectrophotometry studies. Moreover, the required blood volume is very small so the system can evaluate artificial blood or artificial red cells at very low cost. Thus, this system can reduce the time and cost of developing new pulse photometry techniques and other medical equipment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages670-673
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781424418152
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Event30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08 - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Duration: 2008 Aug 202008 Aug 25

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08 - "Personalized Healthcare through Technology"

Conference

Conference30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver, BC
Period08/8/2008/8/25

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Signal Processing
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Health Informatics

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