While at CES 2016, I got a sneak preview of the MAX30102 optical sensor. I met with Maxim Integrated and saw a really neat optical heart rate IC for the wrist, finger, or even the ear. Any reasonably ...

In this project, I built a wearable health monitoring tag that you can actually chat with on Telegram. Using a pulse oximeter ...

Pulse oximetry can be performed with disposable or reusable sensors, and hospitals and birthing centers must select the type of sensor that best meets the needs of their facility. 1 The SACHDNC ...

As the FDA convenes an advisory committee meeting to discuss recent studies showing that many pulse oximeters are less effective when used on patients with darker skin, BioIntelliSense is getting a ...

Garmin gave its Vivosmart activity tracker a big overhaul ahead of IFA 2018. The new $129 Vivosmart 4 not only looks very different from last year's Vivosmart 3, but it also includes a sensor that ...

Let's get the disclaimer out of the way first: I'm not a doctor. Nothing I'm going to tell you is backed by any medical training. You should definitely see your doctor before making any decisions, ...

A Pulse Oximeter is a very useful and affordable medical device that clamps on one of your fingers. A typical pulse oximeter incorporates a quick and easy way of measuring your heart rate as well as ...

The global pulse oximeter market size was valued at USD 3.56 billion in 2024 and is predicted to hit around USD 6.76 billion by 2034, rising at a 6.64% CAGR, a study published by Towards Healthcare a ...

Pulse oximeters measure blood oxygen level — how much oxygen is present in your blood and how well it is transported to the extremities (blood pressure monitors are different). Medical pulse oximeters ...

In an attempt to avoid another pause on sales of its smartwatches equipped with blood oxygen sensors—which are the subject of a patent infringement case brought by Masimo—Apple in late December ...