The problem with pulse oximeters your doctor probably doesn’t know.
The common medical devices don’t work as well for Black patients. The FDA is now trying to do something about it.
FDA issues draft guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for people with darker ...
Years of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now ...
WMDT3 天
Research shows blood oximeters aren’t properly reading Patients of Color
Individuals with darker skin tones may have difficulty using certain medical equipment according to recent studies.
FDA recommends more robust testing of pulse oximeters to avoid bias in people with dark ...
New draft guidelines would increase the number of people with darker skin who should be included in clinical trials of the ...
TCTMD11 天
FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Improving Skin Tone Disparities of Pulse Oximeters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.
New FDA guidance aims to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for people of color
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance would require manufacturers of pulse oximeters to gather far more ...
New FDA rules to reduce racial bias in some common devices measuring oxygen in blood
At a CVS store in a racially diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn Center, the only devices available to shoppers to measure their ...
Scripps News on MSN12 天
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 ...
EurekAlert!10 天
Pulse oximeters infrequently tested by manufacturers on diverse sets of subjects
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 ...
FDA seeks to boost accuracy of blood-oxygen monitors across skin tones
The U.S. health regulator on Monday proposed new guidelines for widely-used blood oxygen monitoring devices to improve their ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution13 天
Pulse oximeters may misread oxygen levels in people of color
Federal health officials are proposing changes to make sure medical devices that measure oxygen levels are working for patients of color ...
The Victoria Advocate12 天
FDA Calls for Better Accuracy of Pulse Oximeters in People of Color
If you use a pulse oximeter for health monitoring, know that the FDA is working to improve their accuracy for all skin tones, ...