How a small device called a pulse oximeter measures blood oxygen levels

A pulse oximeter is a device that clips on your finger, toe, or earlobe to measure blood oxygen saturation. Here's how it works and how to read it.
Business Wire

Masimo Announces the First FDA-cleared “Over-the-Counter” Fingertip Pulse Oximeter

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 ...
Healio

An inclusive pulse oximeter: Steps taken so far, what needs to be done

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pulse oximeters are more effective in white patients than in Black patients. Those in health care need to ...
Healthcare Dive

FDA panel recommends new standards for pulse oximeters amid bias concerns

The Food and Drug Administration convened an advisory panel this month to discuss concerns that pulse oximeters may be less accurate in people with dark skin pigmentation. The agency asked panelists ...

Pulse oximeter index offers non-invasive guides for fluid therapy

A prospective study conducted at Avicenna University Hospital (Cadi Ayyad University) suggests that the plethysmographic ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Pulse oximeters may misread oxygen levels in people of color

WASHINGTON — Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data to show that their products work for patients of color, under a new federal ...
FOX31 Denver

Pulse oximeters may misread oxygen levels in people of color. The FDA wants to change that

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — Makers of medical devices ...