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Masimo
Radius PPG
masimo.com
This wireless and
wearable pulse
oximetry sensor solu-
tion for patient moni-
toring removes the
need for a cabled con-
nection to a monitor. Patients can thus move freely and comfortably
throughout your facility or their home while still being continuously
monitored, and they don't need to physically disconnect and recon-
nect to the system. Radius PPG (short for photoplethysmography) is
comprised of a battery-powered single-patient-use adjustable wrist-
strap sensor (which can be of various types and is attached with
adhesive tape), a reusable Bluetooth-enabled chip that stores patient
data and a wireless receiver with monitor. The sensor's integrated
battery lasts about 4 days and stores up to 4 days of patient data.
When a patient leaves your facility, you really don't want to totally
disconnect from them — but we'd also like them to recover at home
to cut costs. With this system, you could monitor them at home with
real-time data, and using that information, you can positively impact
their behavior. Let's say the patient is falling asleep and her oxygen
is decreasing. I could be alerted to this information remotely and get
somebody to the house to check on her. Maybe they need a breath-
ing treatment, or need to skip their pain medication.
