| Asthma is truly one of the most difficult | | | | oximeters are the preferred medical device in all |
| conditions to live with. An asthma attack can | | | | healthcare settings as well as for home |
| strike while on vacation, sleeping, or during regular | | | | diagnostics. |
| exercise. Living with asthma can become so | | | | This new medical technology really gives freedom |
| difficult that one has to curtail many desired | | | | to asthma sufferers because they can monitor |
| activities due to the threat than it may bring on | | | | their oxygen levels wherever they go. They can |
| an asthma attack. It becomes critically important | | | | pay close attention to their SpO2 levels by utilizing |
| to monitor the blood oxygen saturation to ensure | | | | the oximeter in order to prevent an asthma |
| that while you are on the go your body is | | | | attack. For sport enthusiasts there is a Wrist |
| receiving enough oxygen to prevent an asthma | | | | Oximeter which tightly fastens to your wrist so |
| attack. Historically the only way to really monitor | | | | that you can engage in various activities like biking, |
| the blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) of a person | | | | running, or skiing. The FDA approved Landon |
| was in a hospital by using a pulse oximeter. | | | | Medical's PC-68B Digital Wrist Oximeter provides |
| However, that bulky machine has been | | | | spot check measurements of oxygen saturation |
| transformed into a medical device smaller than | | | | of arterial hemoglobin. It monitors SpO2 |
| the size of a pager. | | | | (percentage of oxygen saturation in the blood) |
| A pulse oximeter is a small, hand-held medical | | | | and pulse rate while sleeping or during other daily |
| device that measures the oxygen saturation of a | | | | activities. The PC-68B Pulse Oximeter features a |
| patient's blood as well a patient's heart rate. As | | | | multi-color OLED display along with Perfusion |
| opposed to measuring oxygen saturation through | | | | Index, Plethysmograph capabilities, 72 hour data |
| an invasive procedure such as a blood sample, a | | | | storage and optional data management software |
| pulse oximeter is used as a painless and | | | | for storage onto computers. Now, asthma is no |
| non-invasive medical instrument. Because of their | | | | longer a factor which prevents one from enjoying |
| ease of use, speed, and cost effectiveness, pulse | | | | life on the go. |