Pulse oximetry is a tool that provides clinical guidance. When physicians are aware of the limitations of their tools, they modify their behavior – witness the many instances where a more accurate and ...

In a suit filed against CVS, Walgreens, GE Healthcare and many other medical technology companies and sellers of pulse oximeters – devices that use light to measure oxygen saturation in the blood – ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today FDA clearance of MightySat ® Medical, making it the first and only FDA-cleared medical fingertip pulse oximeter available ...

Acknowledging the disparity in pulse oximetry implicates a $2 billion industry that has faced stricter regulations in recent years in an attempt to address bias in the development and testing of these ...

The wearable pulse oximeter market is expanding due to advancements in sensor technology, AI integration, and increasing ...

Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Dr. Ashraf Fawzy about a study that shows how inaccurate measurements by pulse oximeters lead to delays in COVID treatment for people of color. You may have encountered this ...

The longstanding problem of pulse oximeters providing less-accurate readings for people with dark skin tones got another look Friday from a panel of experts for the US Food and Drug Administration.

A Pulse Oximeter is a very useful and affordable medical device that clamps on one of your fingers. A typical pulse oximeter incorporates a quick and easy way of measuring your heart rate as well as ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. In 2022, Noha Aboelata noticed something troubling. The founding CEO ...

The FDA has published a set of long-awaited recommendations to the industry to help ensure pulse oximeters work correctly across all skin tones. The agency’s new draft guidance document comes after ...

Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, Kimani Toussant’s wife, an epidemiologist, brought him an article about how pulse oximeters appeared to be less accurate in people with darker skin. The small ...

NEUCHATEL, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced the results of a study published in Pneumonia in which independent researchers in New Delhi, India, investigated the ...