Download PDF
Masimo announced today FDA 510(k) clearance for the TFA-1™ Single-Patient-Use Adhesive Forehead Sensor. This single-patient-use sensor allows clinicians to monitor patients using Masimo SET® Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion™ pulse oximetry from an alternative monitoring site, the forehead, rather than a finger.

Masimo TFA-1 Single-Patient-Use Adhesive Forehead Sensor

Forehead sensors may provide oxygen saturation measurements that are less susceptible to peripheral perfusion changes, and were shown in a 2004 study to have faster detection of desaturation and resaturation, as compared to digit sensors.1 Forehead sensors can also be easily accessed during surgery and resuscitation and on patients with finger deformities or whose fingers are not accessible. As a single-patient-use sensor, TFA-1 avoids the management complexities (cleaning, storage, and inter-department transport) that accompany reusable sensors.


Masimo SET® includes measurement of oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse rate (PR), perfusion index (PI), and PVI®, a measure of the dynamic changes in PI that occur during the respiratory cycle. Masimo SET®addresses the challenges of low perfusion and motion artifact that limit conventional pulse oximetry by harnessing the power of adaptive filters to reduce measurement inaccuracy. Masimo SET® helps clinicians monitor more than 100 million patients a year2 and is used by 8 of the top 10 hospitals listed in the 2016-17 U.S. News and World Report Best Hospitals Honor Roll.3



Source & Image Credit : Masimo



References

1. Redford DT et al. Intraoperative Perfusion Changes at Two Pulse Oximetry Monitoring Sites: The Digit vs. the Nare. Anesth Analg. 2004;98(2S)S-94.
2. Estimate: Masimo data on file.
3. http://health.usnews.com/health-care/best-hospitals/articles/best-hospitals-honor-roll-and-overview.


«« New App: Connecting Family with Loved Ones in ICU


CRT Study: The Power of Flash Mob Research »»


Masimo, Oxygen saturation, TFA-1, Forehead Senso

Latest Articles

  • Pharmacist in the ICU

    Pharmacists play a crucial role in the ICU, where patients often require complex medication regimens, including multiple medications and intravenous therapies. The role of a critical care pharmacist is multifaceted and vital to ensuring optimal patient care in the critical care setting.   Cr

    READ MORE
  • Defining Medicines Optimisation in the Intensive Care Unit

      Complex polypharmacy and pathophysiology are common in the intensive care unit (ICU). Medicines optimisation is essential to deliver safe, effective, and individualised pharmacotherapy. This is ideally performed by a specialised ICU pharmacist.   Introduction Medicines ar

    READ MORE
  • Critical Care Pharmacists Save Lives

      The purpose of this review is to discuss the role of critical care pharmacists on the interprofessional healthcare team in the care of critically ill patients and explore current gaps in the provision of comprehensive medication management.   Introduction   “The patient’s

    READ MORE
Masimo,TFA-1,Forehead Senso,oxygen saturation Masimo Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance for TFA-1TM Single-Patient-Use Forehead Senso