FULL SPO2 VALUE - The ONLY LED pulse oximeter that can read and display SpO2 up to 100%. SPORTS/HEALTH ENTHUSIASTS - For sports enthusiasts like mountain climbers, skiers, bikers, and anyone ...

The doctors and nurses didn’t believe Tomisa Starr was having trouble breathing. Two years ago, Starr, 61, of Sacramento, California, was in the hospital for a spike in her blood pressure.

Image: Adobe Stock In this review, pulse oximeter inaccuracy due to darker skin tones was found in 30 out of 44 assessed studies. Prior to issuing this draft guidance, the FDA’s Medical Devices ...

FULL SPO2 VALUE - The ONLY LED pulse oximeter that can read and display SpO2 up to 100%. SPORTS/HEALTH ENTHUSIASTS - For sports enthusiasts like mountain climbers, skiers, bikers, and anyone ...

On the appointment day, a multiparameter vital sign monitor (Contec CMS 6000A) with 5-lead electrodes, pressure cuff and pulse oximeter was fixed to the participant’s anterior chest wall, left arm and ...

Black people in the hospital are 31.9% more likely than White patients to have pulse oximeter readings that overestimate their oxygen levels by at least 4 percentage points, according to data ...

Among the devices tested, the Contec, Biolight ... account for the potential impact of skin pigmentation on POX [pulse oximeter] performance," Auchus and colleagues wrote. "We recommend that ...

The MightySat Medical, an over-the-counter medical fingertip pulse oximeter, has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use without a prescription, according to a ...

Masimo Corporation MASI recently announced the FDA clearance of its Masimo SET-powered MightySat Medical Pulse Oximeter, available Over-The-Counter (OTC) to consumers without a prescription.

Edward McClure, who was diagnosed in 2013 with the lung disease emphysema, a form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, said he relies on pulse oximeter devices to check his blood ...