MedTech Dive February 12, 2024
A recent study, which examined a Masimo device, found low pulse strength and darker skin pigmentation are associated with pulse oximeter errors.
Dive Brief:
- Masimo has published a retrospective analysis that found its pulse oximeter is accurate in Black patients with low perfusion or pulse strength.
- The Food and Drug Administration has warned that certain factors, including skin pigmentation and low perfusion, can affect pulse oximeter accuracy. A paper published late last year found both are associated with pulse oximeter errors. The paper studied Masimo’s Radical 7 and Nellcor’s N-595 devices.
- Masimo’s paper, which was published in the Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing last month, suggests its devices are free from the problem, although the study has...
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