How to Use pulse oximetry in a Sentence

pulse oximetry

noun
  • Garmin and Fitbit have both sold products with similar pulse oximetry features for even longer.
    — Boone Ashworth, Wired, 22 Oct. 2020
  • In addition, the FDA cleared a new pulse oximetry system.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 26 June 2026
  • Chen writes that Fetterman’s vital signs, such blood pressure, heart rate and pulse oximetry, were normal.
    — Colby Itkowitz, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Chen wrote that Fetterman’s vital signs, such blood pressure, heart rate, and pulse oximetry, were normal.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2022
  • These tests can include chest X-rays, swabbing the inside of the mouth or nose, pulse oximetry to detect levels of oxygen and blood tests.
    — Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • These tests can include chest X-rays, swabbing the inside of the mouth or nose, pulse oximetry to detect levels of oxygen and blood tests.
    — Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • These tests can include chest X-rays, swabbing the inside of the mouth or nose, pulse oximetry to detect levels of oxygen and blood tests.
    — Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Masimo also sued Apple for allegedly infringing on five of its pulse oximetry patents.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Our team is currently researching how to improve pulse oximetry accuracy, regardless of skin color.
    — A. Ian Wong, STAT, 8 July 2022
  • These wearables include sensors that collect waveforms like electrocardiograms, pulse oximetry and body movement.
    — Chris Fernandez, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Before an infant leaves the hospital, screening will include a crucial pulse oximetry test to look for critical congenital heart disease.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • Wilson contracted covid last December but delayed visiting a doctor because his home pulse oximetry readings were in the normal range.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The deal for Masimo, a leader in pulse oximetry and other patient monitoring solutions, is expensive.
    — Matthew J. Belvedere,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The flexible sock sensor adapts to a baby’s foot as the child grows, while enhanced pulse oximetry algorithms ensure greater reading precision and accuracy.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2017
  • Feiner, who has studied pulse oximetry in the medical field for over 20 years, says that the availability of these features in consumer devices shows how far the technology has come.
    — Boone Ashworth, Wired, 22 Oct. 2020
  • This has also been seen with pulse oximetry, a measure of oxygen saturation within your blood, a vital parameter in bedside patient monitoring.
    — De-Shaine Murray, STAT, 29 Nov. 2023
  • But eight months later, the Apple Watch Series 6 was introduced with the feature — known in the industry as pulse oximetry — as its key new addition.
    — Mark Gurman, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Research has shown that dark skin pigmentation can impact pulse oximetry results since melanin absorbs more light, preventing the light from penetrating tissue to produce accurate readings.
    — Frank Chan, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Both Feiner and Morita say their real concern with pulse oximetry in consumer devices is less about accuracy and more about how users will interpret the data that is presented to them.
    — Boone Ashworth, Wired, 22 Oct. 2020
  • He was rushed to Froedtert Hospital and placed into the intensive care unit after a pulse oximetry reading showed his blood oxygen rate in the 30s (a healthy reading is a 95).
    — Grace McDermott, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2021
  • Though Biden's symptoms are mild, his respiratory rate, temperature, and pulse oximetry are all within the normal level, O'Connor said.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
  • Black patients whose eligibility for Covid treatment was eventually confirmed by pulse oximetry had treatment delayed by an hour, compared to white patients, the researchers found.
    — Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 3 June 2022
  • Similar pulse oximetry technology is used by rival watches and trackers from companies like Garmin, Samsung and Fitbit.
    — Andrew Williams, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Masimo accuses Apple of hiring away its employees and stealing its pulse oximetry technology to use in Apple Watches.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2024
  • In 2022, Connecticut enacted a law banning insurers from denying home oxygen or other services based solely on pulse oximetry readings.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
  • That medical tech company is Masimo, and it’s known within the medical community for its pulse oximetry technology, used for measuring blood oxygen levels.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 18 Jan. 2024
  • One particularly interesting future application may be pulse oximetry, the detection of oxygen saturation in the blood.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The pulse oximetry market is a duopoly, and contracts with hospitals are five to seven years long with annual minimums, providing visibility into the company's revenues.
    — Jacob Wolinsky, Forbes, 13 May 2022
  • In these two studies some patients who registered that level according to pulse oximetry had a true saturation (as recorded by the arterial blood-gas measure, a method which requires the actual drawing of blood) of less than 88%.
    — The Economist, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Black patients are nearly three times as likely to have dangerously low blood oxygen levels go undetected by pulse oximetry compared with white patients, the FDA said, citing December research.
    — Marlene Lenthang, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2021

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