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Researchers developed silicone-based finger phantoms to test pulse oximeters, addressing accuracy disparities. These tissue-mimicking materials (TMMs) enable reliable bench-top performance assessment for more equitable medical devices.

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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Optical Sensing
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Pulse oximeters are critical for patient care but require human testing and show measurement disparities based on skin pigmentation.
  • Developing reliable bench-top tests using tissue-simulating phantoms can improve pre-market assessment and device accuracy.
  • Customized tissue-mimicking materials (TMMs) are essential for creating realistic phantoms that mimic physiological conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and characterize novel silicone-based tissue-mimicking materials (TMMs) for creating realistic finger phantoms.
  • To implement these phantoms in a pulsatile fluid network for pulse oximetry performance testing.
  • To evaluate the TMMs' ability to mimic biological optical and mechanical properties and simulate variations in epidermal melanin content.

Main Methods:

  • Formulated flexible silicone elastomers with varying components and curing protocols to achieve desired mechanical and optical properties.
  • Developed channelized finger phantoms and integrated them into a pulsatile pressurized fluid network.
  • Utilized optical coherence tomography (OCT) for channel diameter measurements and photoplethysmographic (PPG) sensors for optical signal acquisition.

Main Results:

  • Optimized TMMs exhibited a Shore OO hardness of 32 and an elastic modulus of 130 kPa.
  • Phantom channel diameter showed a linear pressure-dependent compliance, measured via OCT.
  • The system generated tunable photoplethysmographic (PPG) modulation levels (0.6%–18.1% at 940 nm) and simulated variations in epidermal melanin content.

Conclusions:

  • Established best practices for creating silicone-based tissue phantom tools for pulse oximetry performance testing.
  • Demonstrated the potential of these phantoms for facilitating pre-market assessment of pulse oximeters.
  • Highlighted the importance of TMM development for creating more accurate and equitable pulse oximetry devices.