New FDA guidance aims to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for people of color

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A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance would require manufacturers of pulse oximeters to gather far more clinical data to show the devices accurately work across a range of skin tones. The long-awaited guidance released Monday comes in response to mounting evidence that the devices, which are used to quickly estimate a person’s blood…

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