Description
OAP is the Optical Arterial Probe used with the B-Capta system made by LivaNova.
The OAP sensor together with the system provides an in-line continuous monitoring of dissolved oxygen in blood.
OAP measures pO2 via an optical fluorescence technology. The UV light from a LED excites the oxygen sensitive element (Oxygen sensor spot) embedded in the arterial cuvettes to emit fluorescence in the red spectral region: the sensor measures the decrease/quenching of the fluorescence signal and correlates the degree of quenching to the arterial oxygen partial pressure of the blood.