A pulse oximeter is a medical device that measures the saturation of oxygen in a person’s red blood cells. It typically clips to your finger, though it can also be attached at the ear, forehead ...

Pulse oximeters, invented in 1974 by Japanese bioengineer Dr. Takuo Aoyagi, are not the only medical devices that have been found to perform more accurately in people with fair skin than in those ...

Although pulse oximeters are commercially available, they come at many price points and the quality can vary greatly. There is no good way to know whether a home pulse ox is reading accurately.

If you want a hospital-grade oximeter, you'll find those models at medical supply vendors. The following pulse oximeters get positive marks from professional testers, doctors, and consumers.

A pulse oximeter can be “good for monitoring” a patient with COVID-19, Dr. Richard Watkins, an infectious disease physician and professor of internal medicine at the Northeast Ohio Medical ...

In 1995 Nonin Medical revolutionized pulse oximetry with the Onyx. Hundreds of thousands of people trust Onyx, the first self-contained digital fingertip pulse oximeter. Incorporating the ...

Pulse oximeters specifically intended for medical use do fall under FDA purview. It’s these device manufacturers that the agency is targeting with its draft guidance. How pulse oximeters work ...

Pulse oximeters, invented in 1974 by Japanese bioengineer Dr. Takuo Aoyagi, are not the only medical devices that have been found to perform more accurately in people with fair skin than in those ...

A pulse oximeter is a small electronic device that attaches to patients’ fingers, forehead, nose, foot, ears or toes to painlessly assess the saturation of oxygen present within the body’s red ...

Pulse oximeters — viewed as a critical in the fight against COVID-19 — may not work as advertised for people of color. "The devices may be less accurate in people with dark skin pigmentation ...

Meanwhile, a different study published last week in the BMJ suggests that imperfect readings from pulse oximeters may impact care of Black patients broadly, not merely those who are critically ill ...

Pulse oximeters, invented in 1974 by Japanese bioengineer Dr. Takuo Aoyagi, are not the only medical devices that have been found to perform more accurately in people with fair skin than in those ...