The common medical devices don’t work as well for Black patients. The FDA is now trying to do something about it.

Researchers from UCSF are leading an effort to find out which pulse oximeters work equally well on all skin colors.  NBC News ...

Individuals with darker skin tones may have difficulty using certain medical equipment according to recent studies.

The FDA announced its draft guidance on recommendations for studies assessing pulse oximeters to ensure the devices perform ...

Manufacturers increasingly but still infrequently follow FDA guidance that recommends testing pulse oximeters on participants ...

Pulse oximeters measure the amount of light that passes through the skin as a way to estimate how much oxygen is in a patient’s red blood cells. Melanin, which absorbs light that passes through ...

These devices, crucial for measuring blood oxygen levels, have shown discrepancies in accuracy when used on darker skin, leading to potential health risks for non-white patients, the study states ...

Following the FDA’s release of a guidance requesting more diversity in pulse oximeter testing, the number of clearance ...

Historically, companies haven’t been required to include a significant number of dark-skinned people in studies of pulse oximeters. “Quite frankly, how we’ve measured it hasn’t been ...

But her request for supplemental oxygen while hospitalized was denied, Starr said, because readings from a pulse oximeter on her finger falsely indicated that she was getting plenty of air on her own.