OxyPrem is a reusable sensor with comparably small
source-detector distances of 1.5 and 2.5 cm which have been determined optimal
for neonates [1] and reduce light output and power dissipation. OxyPrem
implements the self-calibrating principle [2] for superior precision [3].
OxyPrem was developed at the Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory at the
Division of Neonatology at the University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. For
further Information please contact oxyprem@usz.ch.
[1] Greisen, G., T. Leung, et al. (2011). "Has the time come to use
near-infrared spectroscopy as a routine clinical tool in preterm infants
undergoing intensive care?" Philosophical Transactions. Series A, Mathematical,
Physical, and Engineering Sciences 369(1955): 4440-4451.
[2] Hueber, D. M., S. Fantini, et al. (1999). "New optical probe designs for
absolute (self-calibrating) NIR tissue hemoglobin measurements." Optical
Tomography and Spectroscopy of Tissue III Proc. SPIE 3597: 618-631.
[3] Jenny, C., M. Biallas, et al. (2011). "Reproducibility of cerebral tissue
oxygen saturation measurements by near-infrared spectroscopy in newborn
infants." Journal of Biomedical Optics 16(9): 097004.
