GE HealthCare and Raydiant Oximetry are joining forces to advance a breakthrough technology aimed at improving the detection of foetal distress. The partnership means that Raydiant’s Lumerah foetal ...

The system centers around a flexible, socklike device that wraps around a baby’s foot and is embedded with a sensor to track vital signs like pulse rate ... in accuracy in infant monitoring ...

What Is a Pulse Oximeter? A pulse oximeter ... To perform a pulse ox on a baby, the health care provider wraps a soft sensor around the infant's right hand and one foot. The sensor is attached ...

GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) announced a joint development initiative with Raydiant Oximetry to enhance fetal monitoring ...

A small puncture is made on the baby's heel ... This screening uses a pulse oximeter to measure the oxygen saturation levels in a newborn's blood. Low oxygen levels can be a sign of a congenital ...

A pulse oximeter measures your blood oxygen levels and pulse. A low level of oxygen saturation may occur if you have certain health conditions. Your skin tone may also affect your reading.

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance would require manufacturers of pulse oximeters to gather far more clinical data to show the devices accurately work across a range of skin tones.