Oximeters for home use

Finger pulse oximeters for home use are small compact and the most affordable type of oximeter available. The primary use of finger oximeters is for spot checks; however, some units are capable of storing data for long term use. Their small size makes them easy to keep in your pocket or in a case on a belt. Although they are smaller, it does not effect accuracy.

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The Octive Tech 300C is one of the more popular units primarily because of its no frills price, ease of use, and simplicity. It contains an on button and turns off when the finger is removed. Battery life is approximately 30 hours. The screen is red LED and displays the SpO2 and PR in one direction. An internal spring is utilized to give tension to the finger pocket. The unit can be purchased from Clinical Guard by clicking the picture. Pulse Oximeter Sale code for an additional 5% off is SQUIDOO5.

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Nonin Onyx II 9550 All-in-One Fingertip Pulse Oximeter

The Nonin Onyx 9500 is one of the original finger pulse oximeters for sale. The length of time it has been around has made it possible for it to be one of the most tested and most durable units available. Onyx oximeters are the only finger oximeters that meet the U.S military's standards for flight use. The screen is red LED and reads in one direction. Operation is controlled by a single on/off button; a pulse quality indicator lets you know the quality of its readings. The Onyx 9500 is the only unit available that has an external spring for finger pocket tension. The next generation of Nonin Onyx oximeters, the Onyx 9550 is similar in design and function; however, it has an internal finger pocket spring.

SPO Medical Check Mate Portable Finger Pulse Oximeter for Sports and Aviation

The SPO Checkmate has one of the more unique finger pocket designs of all the finger pulse oximeters for sale. The finger pocket has no springs to be damaged or wear out. Instead, it has an elastic type pocket that conforms to the finger when inserted. A LCD screen with backlight provides the readings in any lighting condition. A poor signal quality indicator helps to ensure accurate readings. The battery is a 3.6 lithium battery which is capable of 1000 hours of use. The SPO Checkmate can be found on Amazon by clicking the picture.

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CMS 50E has the most options available of any finger oximeter for sale. The screen is multi colored OLED and brightness can be adjusted. The display contains: SpO2, Pulse Rate, Bar Graph Pulse Strength, and Pleth Waveform. To make reading the display easier, it can be adjusted to be viewed from 4 different directions. A lithium battery powers the unit for up to 24 hours and can be recharged by wall outlet or by connecting to the computer. There is an alarm option for low SpO2 readings. Additionally, the CMS 50E is capable of storing data and downloading it onto a computer. Like many other finger oximeters, the CMS 50E also has an internal spring for its finger pocket. Overall, for its size, no other finger oximeter for sale can match the options available. The unit can be purchased from CG by clicking the picture. Pulse Oximeter Sale code for an additional 5% off is SQUIDOO5.

Wrist Pulse oximeters for sale are larger than finger oximeters, yet less obtrusive. During activity or while sleeping, there is less of a chance of them falling off. Designed primarily for sleep studies, most devices are capable of storing and transferring data to be analyzed by a health care professional. For users who plan on monitoring their blood oxygen levels continuously as opposed to occasional spot checks, the wrist oximeter is an oximeter to consider using.

PulseOx 7500 Wrist Oximeter

The 7500 is a wrist pulse oximeter for sale by SPO Medical. Pulse rate and Oxygen saturation readings can be recorded for up to 80 hours and later downloaded onto a windows computer. The sensor is enclosed in a slip on thimble. The unit itself is worn around the wrist like a wrist watch. The SPO Medical 7500 uses reflectance pulse oximetry which is supposed to help give more accurate readings. The battery is capable of up to 100 hour s of life.

Wrist Pulse Oximeter,record the data and transfer it to your computer, then you can analyze it.

The CMS 50F is a wrist pulse oximeter for sale by Contec. Like the 7500, the unit is worn on the wrist with the sensor being place on the finger. Pulse rate and SpO2 can be recorded and downloaded to a computer. The display has large, easy to read numbers, and has a user friendly operations menu for function settings. The color display is color OLED and can be displayed in four different directions. The memory stores 24 hours worth of data. The unit generally includes a built in lithium ion battery, USB cable for downloading, SpO2 downloading software, and a SpO2 sensor cable.

MD300W1 Sleep Monitor

The MD300W1 is a wrist pulse oximeter for sale by Med Choice. The LCD screen clearly shows SpO2 readings and pulse rate. Data can be stored and transferred to a computer. Up to 10 Id codes can be created to store information of separate individuals. The MD300W1 is a wrist design with a thimble style sensor probe.

Here you can find a list of online stores that have pulse oximeters for home use and what they offer with purchases. After evaluating stores that offer pulse oximeters for home use, I found most have some kind of discount posted as a standard practice. Additionally, most stores also include a free case with every order; these two items appear to be standard throughout the online oximeter market. When looking for oximeters for sale online, to get the best deal, you should find the oximeter that will meet your needs first. Then locate a store that offers the right product, for the right price, and the best service.

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5.       Testing -Do they test finger oximeters before shipping?

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As a general rule, the average person can survive approximately 30 days without food and three days without water; however, the average person's health will rapidly deteriorate in under 3 minutes without oxygen. Oxygen supplies are constantly needed to be replenished in the human body in order for us to metabolize food into energy to fuel our brains, muscles, and organs.

We obtain oxygen through the air we breathe. At sea level the concentration of oxygen is 21 percent. As you move up in elevation, the concentration of oxygen progressively decreases.

Oxygen enters through the mouth and nose where it is warmed and humidified, as it flows into the trachea, towards the lungs. When air reaches the bottom of the trachea, it splits into the left and right air tubes called bronchi, which connect to the left and right lung. As air moves through the lungs, the bronchi branch off into multiple smaller brochi and flow into smaller tubes and more numerous tubes called bronchioles. Bronchioles, which are as narrow as a strand of hair, end in tiny air sacs called alveoli. Lungs contain hundreds of millions of alveoli, enough to cover a tennis court if they were spread out on the ground. The alveoli are where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs.
In a process called diffusion, oxygen moves from the alveoli to the blood through the tiny blood vessels called capillaries that surround the alveolar walls. When oxygen enters the blood through capillaries, it is transported all over the body to be used and metabolized for the proper functioning of the body. Oxygen moves through the blood by two different methods.
Gases, such as oxygen, have a tendency to move from an area of higher pressure (or concentration) to areas of lower pressure. When blood returns to the lungs, it has a lower oxygen pressure than the air in the alveoli. The imbalance in pressures is what causes oxygen to diffuse and dissolve into the blood plasma, which is the first method for carrying oxygen through blood. The pressure exerted by a single component of a mixture of gases is called partial pressure and is expressed as mm Hg, for each 1mmHg partial pressure of Oxygen 0.003ml dissolves in the plasma. The other method of oxygen transport is when oxygen binds with a compound called hemoglobin, that is found in red blood cells, forming oxyhemoglobin, which there after could be transported to all over the body, where the oxygen could be taken up, relieving the hemoglobin back to its original state. Here for every 1mg of hemoglobin. 1.34 ml of oxygen is carried.
In the tiny capillaries of the body tissues, oxygen dissolved in plasma is available to tissue cells first; once depleted the oxygen bound to hemoglobin is utilized. Carbon dioxide, which is produced by cells during the process of metabolism, moves out of these cells into the capillaries, where most of it is dissolved in the plasma of the blood. Blood rich in carbon dioxide then returns to the heart via the veins. From the heart, this blood is pumped to the lungs, where carbon dioxide passes into the alveoli to be exhaled thus starting the process over again.
When the cells metabolize oxygen or if oxygen becomes difficult to acquire through the lungs, oxygen in plasma and the oxygen bound to hemoglobin will eventually become depleted effectively depriving the body of oxygen. A lack of oxygen in the body can cause hypoxia and can cause adverse reactions in the body including death.

A Pulse Oximeter is non invasive, electronic, medical instrument that measures the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin in the blood. Pulse Oximeters determine the amount of oxygen by utilizing a pair of LED (light-emitting diodes) and photo receivers, which are placed on a translucent part of the body which has good blood flow; such as an earlobe, toe, nose or most commonly the finger tip. One of the LED's emits Red light at a wave length of 660nm and the other an infrared LED emitting at a wavelength of about 920nm. The pulse Oximeter works by comparing oxygen saturated blood, which absorbs more infrared light than red light, to desaturated hemoglobin, which absorbs more red light than infrared. The ratio of the received red light to Infrared light is used to calculate the oxygen saturation in the blood.
Pulse oximetry uses two methods of passing light to determine oxygen saturation. The first method is transmission. Transmission method utilizes the concept of passing light through a translucent part of the body to the opposite side where the receiver receives the light signal. The second method is reflectance. Reflectance method places the oximeters LED's and receivers side by side on a translucent part of the body. The light enters the body and then is reflected back to the receivers. Most finger pulse oximeters for home use utilize the transmission method of obtaining oxygen saturations.
To determine oxygen saturation in the body, finger oximeters only read arterial blood. The heart beating causes a natural expansion and contraction of the arterial, oxygen rich, blood vessels; this is what is felt when you feel your pulse. The natural movement alters the amount of red and infrared light absorbed. The pulsating cause's wavelength differences which helps to calculate the amount of oxygen saturation. As a result of the need for the movement, finger oximeters for home use do not measure oxygen levels in venous blood which has already "dropped off" its oxygen to tissues. Oximeters must be able to detect a pulse to function properly.