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  2. Oakland clinic gets medical device maker to disclose risk of ...

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    The pulse oximeter, a device that measures the degree to which red blood cells are saturated with oxygen, is one of healthcare's most fundamental tools. Oakland clinic gets medical device maker to ...

  3. An essential medical device fails people of color. A clinic ...

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    Inaccurate pulse oximeter readings are more common in Black patients than non-Black ones. It was a problem that could be ignored — until COVID-19 hit. An essential medical device fails people of ...

  4. FDA reviews evidence pulse oximeters less accurate on ... - AOL

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    The Medical Devices Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently met to review the reported inaccuracy of pulse oximetry in patients with darker skin. The meeting ...

  5. Pulse oximetry - Wikipedia

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    A pulse oximeter probe applied to a person's finger. A pulse oximeter is a medical device that indirectly monitors the oxygen saturation of a patient's blood (as opposed to measuring oxygen saturation directly through a blood sample) and changes in blood volume in the skin, producing a photoplethysmogram that may be further processed into other measurements. [4]

  6. Photoplethysmogram - Wikipedia

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    In this case, a PPG can be obtained from a pulse oximeter on the head, with the most common sites being the ear, nasal septum, and forehead. PPG can also be configured for multi-site photoplethysmography (MPPG), e.g. by making simultaneous measurements from the right and left ear lobes, index fingers and great toes, and offering further ...

  7. FDA convenes meeting on ‘mounting real-world evidence ... - AOL

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    Story at a glance FDA panel meets to discuss pulse oximeters, which are medical devices that measure blood oxygen levels. Studies have suggested that oximeter readings are less accurate for people ...

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