Problems with pulse oximeters have been known for decades, but it wasn’t until the pandemic that the real dangers to Black patients became clear.

The Trump administration’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion programs threaten to derail efforts to fix racial ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday bolstered its recommendations for pulse oximeter testing following public uproar over how inaccurate readings led to different medical care for patients ...

Pulse oximeters were invented in 1974, and the evidence of flawed pulse oximeter readings in people with dark skin dates to the 1980s. One study, published in 2022, found that among more than ...

Darker skin tones are typically the result of the presence of more of the pigment melanin, which can interfere with the absorption of light from the pulse oximeter. In practical terms, this means ...

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 ...

25 attorneys general implore FDA to improve pulse oximetry tech for darker skin To address those concerns, the FDA’s guidance instructs manufacturers on how to improve clinical trial designs and ...

The pulse tone can be switched off and has an adjustable volume. For documentation purposes, the stored SpO2 and pulse values can be transmitted to a printer or to a PC by using the integrated ...