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5.3
Cross-Manufacturer Compatibility
Nellcor and Ohmeda are examples of two leading pulse oximeter manufacturers which license the
use of their technology to other medical device companies, primarily manufacturers of patient
monitoring systems. Pulse oximeters which employ licensed technology can sometimes (but not
always) be identified by the oximeter sensor - if the device is compatible
only
with a Nellcor (or
Ohmeda) sensor, it is possible that the unit contains a licensed OEM version of the Nellcor (or
Ohmeda) technology.
It may be possible to test the SpO
2
portion of such monitors using one of the
Nellcor
or
Ohmeda
settings on
Oxitest Plus 7
. As products mature, manufacturers modify the electronics or the
software of newer models to improve performance. As a result, not every model from one
manufacturer can be tested using the same setting. OEM versions of a manufacturer’s product will
also exhibit the same type of variations. Therefore, even though two companies have licensed
Nellcor technology, one may be a N-200 type implementation, and the other may be a N-180 type
implementation. If you are trying to test an OEM product, try each of the OEM original model
settings to determine which one performs best.
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