The common medical devices don’t work as well for Black patients. The FDA is now trying to do something about it.

Pulse oximeters are electronic devices that clamp onto a patient’s finger to estimate their blood oxygen levels and pulse rate. Prescription and over-the-counter versions of these devices became ...

Hundreds of thousands of people trust Onyx, the first self-contained digital fingertip pulse oximeter ... any situation where a fast and accurate reading of blood oxygen saturation and pulse ...

Price and features Finger pulse oximeters start from around ₹1000 and go up to ₹5000 or more, but note that you don't need to pay a higher amount as its main job is to read blood oxygen level ...

Fingertip pulse oximeters gauge blood oxygen levels by clipping onto your finger, shining a light through the skin, and calculating the saturation of oxygen in your red blood cells. Updated in ...

CEO John Hastings of Plymouth’s Nonin Medical, which launched the fingertip pulse oximeter in 1995 ... oximetry systemically overestimated oxygen levels in Black individuals compared with ...

Pulse oximeters -- those tiny devices that measure blood oxygen levels with a quick clip to your finger -- may soon get a major upgrade to ensure they work just as well for people of all skin tones.

The pulse oximeter market has emerged as a cornerstone in the healthcare sector, driven by the rising awareness of health monitoring and the growing demand for non-invasive diagnostic tools. This ...

But her request for supplemental oxygen while hospitalized was denied, Starr said, because readings from a pulse oximeter on her finger falsely indicated that she was getting plenty of air on her own.