The common medical devices don’t work as well for Black patients. The FDA is now trying to do something about it.

Hundreds of thousands of people trust Onyx, the first self-contained digital fingertip pulse oximeter. Incorporating the electronics and sensor into one unit – the easy-to-use Onyx provides a ...

At a CVS store in a racially diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn Center, the only devices available to shoppers to measure their ...

When shopping for fingertip pulse oximeters, compare the SDI fingertip models with any others on the market. Feature-for-feature, AstraPulse oximeters stand out in a class all their own.

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 ...

But her request for supplemental oxygen while hospitalized was denied, Starr said, because readings from a pulse oximeter on her finger falsely indicated that she was getting plenty of air on her own.

Individuals with darker skin tones may have difficulty using certain medical equipment according to recent studies.

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 ...

Manufacturers increasingly but still infrequently follow FDA guidance that recommends testing pulse oximeters on participants ...

Federal health officials are proposing changes to make sure medical devices that measure oxygen levels are working for patients of color ...