
sat 805 Pulse Oximeter
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Advanced Information
12.1
Averaging Time
This figure represents a faster desaturation slope and a more realistic, noisier saturation signal curve 1).
Curves 3 and 4 underestimate the depth of the fall in saturation. Curve 2, faster averaging, can cross a low
saturation
alarm limit
sooner than curve 3, normal averaging, or curve 4, slower averaging, which might
not cause an
alarm condition
at all. The benefit of normal and slower averaging is to smooth out the
otherwise noisy signal and reduce the number of
false positive alarm conditions
.