Years of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now ...
At a CVS store in a racially diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn Center, the only devices available to shoppers to measure their ...
Acknowledging the disparity in pulse oximetry implicates a $2 billion industry that has faced stricter regulations in recent ...
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday bolstered its recommendations for pulse oximeter testing following public uproar ...
Masimo Corp. and Apple Inc. have filed dueling post-trial briefs in a California federal court, following a retrial over ...
Manufacturers increasingly but still infrequently follow Food and Drug Administration guidance that recommends testing pulse oximeters on participants with a range of skin pigmentations, according to ...
Darker skin tones are typically the result of the presence of more of the pigment melanin, which can interfere with the absorption of light from the pulse oximeter. In practical terms, this means that ...
"The most important finding is that although there were more mentions of skin color descriptors in performance testing after ...
These devices, crucial for measuring blood oxygen levels, have shown discrepancies in accuracy when used on darker skin, leading to potential health risks for non-white patients, the study states ...
Rather than relying on those testing the devices to judge skin tones, the draft guidance suggests manufacturers should use ...
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a long-awaited plan aimed at improving how pulse oximeters work on people ...
Federal health officials are proposing changes to make sure medical devices that measure oxygen levels are working for ...