PROSPECTS FOR APPLICATION OF EAR PULSE OXIMETER IN TELEMEDICINE 

Aleksandr O. Grigoriev, Master degree student, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (76 Vernadsky avenue, Moscow, Russia), lobov.mgimo@mail.ru
Daniil S. Lobov, Candidate of economical sciences, sub-department of innovation management, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (76 Vernadsky avenue, Moscow, Russia), lobov.mgimo@mail.ru 

Background. In the context of the pandemic, the demand for non-invasive diagnostics of patients using pulse oximeters has increased, and telemedicine technologies have also received significant development. Given these trends, the authors set themselves the goal of analyzing the principles of operation of modern devices for non-invasive health diagnostics and identifying opportunities for their improvement. Materials and methods. The authors conducted a study in the field of patent activity, studied the principles of operation of a number of foreign devices. Results. As a result of the work carried out, it was possible to come to the conclusion that the proposed devices in the field of non-invasive diagnostics are obsolete and do not meet the requirements of modern customers: mounting the probe on the fingers excludes the possibility of using devices by a number of patients, for example, those suffering from Raynaud's disease, and the lack of wireless data transmission reduces comfort of use. Conclusions. The authors propose to pay attention to the concept of an ear pulse oximeter, which makes it possible to provide comfortable non-invasive diagnostics of patients using wireless communication and automatic data processing methods. 

ear pulse oximeter, non-invasive diagnostics, somnology 

Grigoriev A.O., Lobov D.S. Prospects for application of ear pulse oximeter in telemedicine. Izmerenie. Monitoring. Upravlenie. Kontrol' = Measuring. Monitoring. Management. Control. 2023;(2):84–88. (In Russ.). doi: 10.21685/2307-5538-2023-2-10