Pulse oximeters measure the amount of light that passes through the skin as a way to estimate how much oxygen is in a patient’s red blood cells. Melanin, which absorbs light that passes through ...

The US Food and Drug Administration released draft guidelines proposing that manufacturers conduct larger, more inclusive studies to ensure pulse oximeters work for people with darker skin. HealthDay ...

This level of transparency would be useful for patients and clinicians. We want to know which pulse oximeters work well. The draft guidance also offers two major changes to device testing.

Washington (AP) — Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data to show that their products work ... apply to pulse oximeters, which ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published draft guidance aimed at improving the performance of pulse oximeters across all skin colours, following research suggesting the medical devices ...

How pulse oximeters work Pulse oximeters clamp onto a fingertip and send light beams through the finger to estimate pulse rate as well oxygen levels of the blood. A sensor on the other side of the ...

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What prompted the new plan – and why does it matter? However, there’s a problem with the way that pulse oximeters work: they’re affected by the presence of pigments in the skin. Darker skin ...

(CNN) — Years of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now the US Food and Drug Administration is proposing guidance to ...