FDA recommends more robust testing of pulse oximeters to avoid bias in people with dark skin tone
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday bolstered its recommendations for pulse oximeter testing following public uproar ...
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 ...
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FDA releases long-awaited guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for all skin tones
Rather than relying on those testing the devices to judge skin tones, the draft guidance suggests manufacturers should use ...
FDA issues draft guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for people with darker skin tones
Years of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now ...
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FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Improving Skin Tone Disparities of Pulse Oximeters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.
FDA issues much-anticipated guidance on pulse oximeters
The FDA released the guidance in response to concerns that the devices are less accurate in people with darker skin ...
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Decades-Old Problem Of Pulse Oximetry Across Skin Tones Targeted By New Draft FDA Guidance
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 ...
FDA Proposes Updated Recommendations to Help Improve Performance of Pulse Oximeters Across Skin Tones
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published new draft guidance aimed at helping improve the accuracy and performance of pulse oximeters – important devices for patient care that are used to ...