Masimo recently announced FDA clearance of the measurement of respiration rate from the pleth (RRp®) on the MightySat™ Rx spot-check fingertip pulse oximeter, as well as its indication for use in the home environment. The addition of RRp to MightySat Rx, which also measures functional oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse rate (PR), […]
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New Study Investigates the Use of Home Monitoring to Screen Children with Down Syndrome for Risk of OSA Prior to Multichannel Sleep Studies
Masimo has announced the findings of a recently published study in which researchers investigated whether home pulse oximetry monitoring might be a useful initial screening method of determining which children with Down syndrome (DS) – who are at high risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) – be recommended to undergo […]





