An oximeter for spectro-photometric in-vitro determination of hemoglobin
derivatives in a sample, typically a hemolyzed blood sample, is provided
comprising a single measurement light source emitting measurement
radiation, a sample chamber, for instance a measurement cuvette
containing the sample, a detector device, which records a spectrum of the
measurement radiation after its interaction with the sample, and an
evaluation unit following the detector device, which determines the
hemoglobin derivatives and at least one further analyte from the spectrum
recorded by the detector device. The measurement light source is a
polychromatic LED, which for determination of hemoglobin derivatives
emits measurement radiation in at least one spectral region B, in which
the hemoglobin derivatives exhibit significant absorbance, and which for
determination of the at least one further analyte emits measurement
radiation in at least one other spectral region A, in which the at least
one further analyte exhibits significant absorbance.