
1-6 Radical-7 Signal Extraction Pulse CO-Oximeter Operator’s Manual
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Overview
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light through the site to a diode (detector). Signal data is obtained by passing various visible
and infrared lights (LEDs, 500 to 1400nm) through a capillary bed (for example, a fi ngertip, a
hand, a foot) and measuring changes in light absorption during the blood pulsatile cycle. This
information may be useful to clinicians. The maximum radiant power of the strongest light is rated
at ≤ 25 mW. The detector receives the light, converts it into an electronic signal and sends it to
the Radical-7 for calculation.
Carboxyhemoglobin
Oxyhemoglobin
Methemoglobin
Deoxyhemoglobin
Absorption Spectra
Plasma
Absorption (1/mm)
0
0.5
600 800
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
1000 1200 1400 1600
Wavelength (nm)
Once the Radical-7 receives the signal from the sensor, it utilizes Masimo Rainbow SET signal
extraction technology to calculate the patient’s functional oxygen saturation (SpO
2
(%)), blood
levels of carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO (%)), methemoglobin (SpMet (%)), Total Hemoglobin
concentration (SpHb (g/dl)) and pulse rate (PR (BPM)). The SpCO, SpMet and SpHb measurements
rely on a multiwavelength calibration equation to quantify the percentage of carbon monoxide
and methemoglobin and the concentration of total hemoglobin in arterial blood. In an ambient
temperature of 35º C the maximum skin surface temperature has been measured at less than 106º
F (41º C), verifi ed by Masimo sensor skin temperature test procedure.
FUNCTIONAL SATURATION
The Radical-7 is calibrated to measure and display functional saturation (SpO
2
): the amount
of oxyhemoglobin expressed as a percentage of the hemoglobin that is available to transport
oxygen. Note that carboxyhemoglobin is not capable of transporting oxygen, but is recognized
as oxygenated hemoglobin by conventional pulse oximetry.
1. Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
(7 + wavelengths)
2. Detector
2
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RADICAL-7 vs. DRAWN WHOLE BLOOD MEASUREMENTS
When SpO
2
, SpCO, SpMet and SpHb measurements obtained from the Radical-7 (non-
invasive) are compared to drawn whole blood (invasive) measurements by blood gas and/or
laboratory CO-Oximetry methods, caution should be taken when evaluating and interpreting
the results. The blood gas and/or laboratory CO-Oximetry measurements may differ from the
SpO
2
, SpCO, SpMet, SpHb and SpOC measurements of the Radical-7 Pulse CO-Oximeter.
In the case of SpO
2
, different results are usually obtained from the arterial blood gas sample if
the calculated measurement is not appropriately corrected for the effects of variables that shift
the relationship between the partial pressure of oxygen (PO
2
) and saturation, such as: pH,
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