18890641. SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MONITORING AUTOREGULATION (Covidien LP)

SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MONITORING AUTOREGULATION

Organization Name

Covidien LP

Inventor(s)

Dean Montgomery of Edinburgh (GB)

Paul S. Addison of Edinburgh (GB)

Peter Galen of Portland OR (US)

SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MONITORING AUTOREGULATION

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18890641 titled 'SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MONITORING AUTOREGULATION

Original Abstract Submitted

A system for monitoring autoregulation includes an oxygen saturation sensor configured to obtain an oxygen saturation signal indicative of an oxygen saturation of a patient. The system also includes a controller having a processor configured to receive a blood pressure signal indicative of a blood pressure of the patient and the oxygen saturation signal, determine a change in the oxygen saturation signal and a change in the blood pressure signal over a period of time, and provide an indication that the patient's autoregulation is intact if the oxygen saturation changes by more than an oxygen saturation threshold and if the blood pressure changes by less than a blood pressure threshold during the period of time.