Although the Spo2 sensors that are installed in smartwatches are not as accurate as an oximeter is, they can at least give you a fair idea if your blood oxygen level is alarmingly low or below normal.

As the country battles the second wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic, demand for portable pulse oximeters – small devices that allow users to keep track of their blood oxygen levels, has risen ...

There are many factors and scientific reasons that determine the accuracy of the smartwatches and the oximeters. But let's hear what the doctors have to say. A friend I know bought a smartwatch when ...

Fitbit shipped its latest smartwatches with a lot of hardware but without the software that would let users take full advantage of those. But that's about to change because Fitbit is rolling out new ...

Quickly measured without a blood draw, pulse oximetry or SpO2 indicates the estimated oxygen saturation of red blood cells. It is an indirect measure, calculated through a clip-on fingertip device ...

A friend I know bought a smartwatch when he started experiencing symptoms of Covid-19, primarily to keep a check on his blood oxygen levels. When asked why he bought a device worth Rs 30,000 instead ...

Background: Oxygen saturation (SpO2) and transcutaneous oxygen tension (TcPO2) monitors are used widely to monitor oxygen levels in preterm neonates. Response to these monitors by changing fraction of ...

The ESP8266 module reads raw sensor data from a MAX30102 sensor at 25 samples/second. The samples are inserted into a circular buffer containing the last 125 samples (5 seconds of readings). SP02 and ...