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 ...

Following the FDA’s release of a guidance requesting more diversity in pulse oximeter testing, the number of clearance ...

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 ...

Pulse oximeters helped drive racial inequities in care during the pandemic, but many devices at drugstores and online won’t ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Jan. 6 issued new draft guidance to help improve the accuracy and performance of pulse oximeters that are used for medical purposes across populations with a r ...

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

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The agency is proposing that device manufacturers improve their testing to including larger, more diverse sample sizes.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released draft guidelines on Jan. 6 proposing that manufacturers conduct larger, more ...

Pulse oximeters help doctors evaluate a person's pulse rate and the oxygen saturation of your blood. The FDA is proposing ...

Pulse oximeters -- those tiny devices that measure blood oxygen levels with a quick clip to your finger -- may soon ge ...