FDA Publishes Draft Guidance to Improve Pulse Oximeters
The FDA published new draft guidance targeting pulse oximeter accuracy disparities across diverse skin tones.
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BioIntelliSense Unveils Pulse Oximetry Technology That Addresses Skin Pigmentation Issues
BioIntelliSense has launched a pulse oximetry sensor chipset aimed at improving the technology’s sensitivity to skin-color.
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Masimo’s Pulse Oximetry Is Not Racially Biased, According to Company Officials
Masimo’s technology showed no clinically significant bias on user ethnicity, based on data collected from black and white volunteer subjects.
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FDA Publishes Draft Guidance to Improve Pulse Oximeters
The FDA published new draft guidance targeting pulse oximeter accuracy disparities across diverse skin tones.
Technology Spotlight: Taking the Pulse of the Pulse Oximetry Market
The modern-day pulse oximeter is an astonishing photoelectric device that provides a noninvasive means of measuring hemoglobin’s oxygen saturation in the blood or tissue. Here, enBio CEO Arthur Zenian takes the pulse of the pulse oximetry market.
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FDA Issues Safety Notice for Pulse Oximeter: ‘May Be Less Accurate in People with Dark Skin Pigmentation’
The U.S. FDA is warning healthcare providers that pulse oximeters can produce inaccurate or misleading results, particularly for Black patients, reports The Hill.
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BC Group SPO2 Simulator Features Lifetime Warranty
“The new FSX-1101 Pulse Oximetry Simulator is the only SPO2 Simulator with a lifetime warranty,” says BC Group’s Ken O’Day.
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Masimo Rad-G Pulse Oximeter Gets FDA Clearance
The Rad-G Pulse Oximeter handheld device provides SET pulse oximetry, RRp, and other parameters for spot-checking and continuous monitoring.
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Wireless Finger Pulse Oximeter Simplifies COPD Management
Nonin Medical has launched the NoninConnect Model 3230 Bluetooth Smart wireless finger pulse oximeter and Apple iOS mobile app outside of the United States to help clinicians and patients manage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) more easily.
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