Masimo has just been awarded a prize in the 2009 Medical Design Excellence Awards for its Rad-87 portable bedside pulse oximetry system. The product features a built-in wireless transmitter for sending live data to the Masimo Patient SafetyNet, a system for remotely monitoring patients in a central environment.
From the product page:
Featuring “gold standard” Masimo SET pulse oximetry, proven in more than 100 independent and objective studies to provide the most accurate and reliable SpO2 readings during motion and low perfusion Built-in wireless radio for bi-directional communication with the Masimo Patient SafetyNet® remote monitoring and clinician notification system Upgradable Masimo Rainbow SET technology platform lets you add total hemoglobin (SpHb™) and oxygen content (SpOC™) through simple field-installed software upgrades. Additional upgrades allow you to continuously and non-invasively measure carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO®), methemoglobin (SpMet®) and PVI™ A simple, user-centered design allows activation of many features with only a single touch. Easy-to-read high-contrast display eliminates confusion common with many bedside monitors. One sensor, multiple measurements. All Rainbow measurements can be displayed on the Rad-87 through a single noninvasive sensor. Alarms and alerts can be enabled at the bedside or remotely, via the Masimo Patient SafetyNet Remote Monitoring and Clinician Notification System.
Product page: Masimo Rad-87 …
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