Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) is one of the best long term stocks to buy according to hedge funds. On June 8, Medtronic received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Nellcor pulse oximetry system featuring the new ...

This regulatory milestone follows news from earlier this year, when the company announced positive verification study results for its Nellcor™ pulse oximetry system with Nell-EQ™ intelligent processor ...

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) recently found that a device used to measure oxygen levels might be overestimating those levels in children of different races, which could ...

The OpenOximetry Dataset stores clinical and lab pulse oximetry data. It supports measurements of arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) by arterial blood gas co-oximetry and pulse oximetry (SpO2), ...

Worldwide Medical Supply has announced the FingerbPulse Fingertip Pulse Oximeter, a portable device that measures blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) and pulse rate from the fingertip, offering a practical ...

A pulse oximetry training video produced by Rafael Ortega, MD, the vice-chair of academic affairs for the department of anesthesiology at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and professor of anesthesiology at ...

Resistance to CCHD screening has also been observed among clinicians in the United States. In a 2009 survey of 363 pediatric cardiologists, 42% reported that current practice is inadequate for ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Racial biases persist in the use of pulse oximetry devices for patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) requiring very high levels of oxygen support, a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Real-world study looked at relationship between skin pigmentation and pulse oximeter bias in critically ill ...

Dark green nail polish, resembling the colour of Christmas trees, can lead to inaccurate readings in emergency and intensive care settings, according to a case study described by British intensive ...

Given the extent of disagreement among observers regarding the color of infants observed under identical conditions (i.e., via video recording), the study authors concluded that real-world visual ...