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 ...

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 ...

Image: Adobe Stock In this review, pulse oximeter inaccuracy due to darker skin tones was found in 30 out of 44 assessed studies. Prior to issuing this draft guidance, the FDA’s Medical Devices ...

In a companion Viewpoint published December 30 in JAMA, Ferryman and colleagues describe bias in pulse oximetry as a “wicked problem” with no easy solutions. Pulse oximeters gauge the ...

Szyman led Edwards Lifesciences’ critical care unit for more than a decade before BD acquired the group last year. Her ...

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 ...

Following the FDA’s release of a guidance requesting more diversity in pulse oximeter testing, the number of clearance summary documents discussing race and ethnicity/skin tone rose, according ...