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Garmin's new Index Sleep Monitor fits around the arm to track breathing variations, sleep stages, heart rate variability, skin temperature and more.
The Index Sleep Monitor offers week-long battery life with continuous pulse ox tracking for monitoring your blood oxygen saturation while you sleep.
Dr Martin J Tobin discusses health disparities related to pulse oximeter accuracy and the need for improvement to make health care equitable.
Tucked away in some Garmin watches is a feature the company refers to as 'Pulse Ox'. Learn all about it with this explainer.
Pulse oximetry — measured 1760 times in the patients’ bedside — was compared with the more accurate method of measuring arterial blood gases.
The U.S. FDA’s latest draft guidance on pulse oximeters drew comment from the International Standards Organization and the International Electrotechnical Commission, which are making the case that in ...
New FDA pulse oximetry guidelines could stall under Trump The draft guidance addresses criticisms that pulse oximeters are less accurate for people with dark skin tones. Experts raised concerns that ...
Problems with pulse oximeters have been known for decades, but it wasn’t until the pandemic that the real dangers to Black patients became clear.
The FDA announced its draft guidance on recommendations for studies assessing pulse oximeters to ensure the devices perform similarly in individuals with different skin pigments, according to a ...