Search Tag: Oxygen saturation
Oxygen-therapy
2021 24 Jun
S upplemental oxygen is an essential component of intensive care and is a commonly used therapy worldwide. The primary goal of oxygen therapy is to prevent hypoxaemia. Since oxygen is usually widely available (except in special circumstances such as during the COVID-19 pandemic) and is relatively inexpensive, it is frequently used in patients with...Read more
Masimo-set-r-pulse-oximetry-helps-form-basis-of-utah-senate-resolution
2018 08 May
The Utah State Legislature and Governor Gary Herbert have recently signed into law the Concurrent Resolution on Deaths From Opioid-Induced Postoperative Respiratory Depression (SCR4). The resolution urges hospitals, clinicians, and researchers to examine and identify possible links between opioids and respiratory depression following surgery and encourages...Read more
Masimo-introduces-rad-g-pulse-oximeter
2017 10 May
Masimo has announced the introduction of Rad-G™, a combined pulse oximeter designed primarily for use in pneumonia screening and spot-checking of oxygen saturation (SpO2) in low-resource settings. The development of the device is supported in part by a grant of $4.95 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), announced in November 2016,...Read more
Masimo-announces-availability-of-the-rd-sedline-r-adult-eeg-sensor
2017 07 Mar
Masimo has announced availability of the RD SedLine® EEG sensor, for use with Masimo SedLine Brain Function Monitoring and compatible with simultaneous use of Masimo O3™ Regional Oximetry. SedLine and O3 provide simultaneous monitoring on the Masimo Root® monitoring platform, helping to give clinicians more information about the brain. The...Read more
Masimo-announces-fda-510-k-clearance-for-tfa-1tm-single-patient-use-forehead-senso
2016 19 Dec
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...Read more
New-study-assesses-utility-of-1st-generation-masimo-pronto-r-pulse-co-oximeter-r-with-sphb-r-spot
2016 15 Jul
Masimo has announced that in a new study using the 1st Generation Masimo Pronto® Pulse CO-Oximeter®, which noninvasively measures total hemoglobin (SpHb®), researchers found that noninvasive and invasive measurements correlated well and that “[g]iven the rapid availability of results and the lack of requirement of venipuncture, noninvasive hemoglobin...Read more
Masimo-announces-full-market-release-of-next-generation-sphb-r-spot-check-pronto-r
2016 08 Jun
Masimo has announced the full market release outside the U.S. of the Pronto® Pulse CO-Oximeter® with Next Generation SpHb® Spot Check technology. Next Generation Pronto features rainbow SET™ technology, for noninvasive spot checking of total hemoglobin (SpHb), oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse rate (PR), and perfusion index (PI). In addition to the...Read more