IFMBE Clinical Engineering Division - An engineer and inventor of the pulse oximetry 🧑🏼⚕️ (also known as the 5th vital sign) has passed away at the age of 84. His invention according
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Amazon.com: Fingertip Pulse Oximeter Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor Pulse Ox, Heart Rate and Fast Spo2 Reading Oxygen Meter with OLED Screen Included Lanyard and 2 X AAA Batteries : Health & Household
![Inaccurate oxygen readings: the problem with pulse oximeters - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network Inaccurate oxygen readings: the problem with pulse oximeters - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network](https://blogs.bcm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/pulse-oximeters.png)
Inaccurate oxygen readings: the problem with pulse oximeters - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network
![Rasu Shrestha MD MBA on X: "Takuo Aoyagi, an inventor of the pulse oximeter, a vital tool in the fight against #COVID19, dies at 84 https://t.co/RQuXl3XMMc #MedTwitter #RIP https://t.co/gnAmxwsVW8" / X Rasu Shrestha MD MBA on X: "Takuo Aoyagi, an inventor of the pulse oximeter, a vital tool in the fight against #COVID19, dies at 84 https://t.co/RQuXl3XMMc #MedTwitter #RIP https://t.co/gnAmxwsVW8" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXC8haCXsAAv7wP.jpg)
Rasu Shrestha MD MBA on X: "Takuo Aoyagi, an inventor of the pulse oximeter, a vital tool in the fight against #COVID19, dies at 84 https://t.co/RQuXl3XMMc #MedTwitter #RIP https://t.co/gnAmxwsVW8" / X
Penn Medicine Study: Pulse Oximeters Did Not Change Outcomes for Patients in COVID-19 Monitoring Program - Penn Medicine
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