New FDA rules to cut racial bias in some, but not all, devices to measure oxygen in the blood
At a CVS store in a racially diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn Center, the only devices available to shoppers to measure their ...
FDA issues draft guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for people with darker skin tones
Years of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now ...
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FDA calling on pulse oximeter makers to make life-saving changes to devices
Pulse oximeters help doctors evaluate a person's pulse rate and the oxygen saturation of your blood. The FDA is proposing ...
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FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Improving Skin Tone Disparities of Pulse Oximeters
The agency is proposing that device manufacturers improve their testing to including larger, more diverse sample sizes.
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FDA issues draft guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for people with darker skin tones
Pulse oximeters are small finger-clamp devices that estimate how much oxygen is being carried in the blood. Available both over the counter and by prescription, they grew in popularity during the ...
Pulse oximeters may misread oxygen levels in people of color. The FDA wants to change that
Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data to show that their ...
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4K Gaming Just Got Easier Thanks To A Large Amazon Discount On The 7900XT
Amazon might be offering one of the best deals ... the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER was unveiled at the start of 2024. The Sapphire Pulse Radeon 7900 XT is a powerful, overclocking-friendly, yet quiet ...
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FDA recommends more robust testing of pulse oximeters to avoid bias in people with dark skin tone
The guidance affects several types of the device, including those for the ear and more common clamplike fingertip pulse oximeters shining bright light through the blood, measuring how it reflects ...
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Pulse oximeters may misread oxygen levels in people of color. The FDA wants to change that
The Food and Drug Administration's recommendations apply to pulse oximeters ... a device onto a finger and then sending two wavelengths of light into the skin, the oximeter measures how much ...