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Before the introduction of Masimo SET in 1995, pulse oximetry was reliable only when patient conditions were ideal -- on motionless patients with strong pulses and good perfusion. However, in the presence of patient motion, a weak pulse or low perfusion, excessive false alarms rendered conventional pulse oximetry virtually useless.

Since then, Masimo SET Read-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry has become the new performance standard for leading hospitals like Alta Bates and now Sutter Health -- making continuous, noninvasive monitoring by pulse oximetry more reliable and clinically-relevant than ever before. As a result, the industry has not only come to depend on continuous noninvasive physiologic monitoring by Masimo SET pulse oximetry, but industry-leading associations -- like The Joint Commission (JCAHO), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) -- are now establishing industry standards for patient safety on general care floors based on continuous pulse oximetry monitoring in combination with appropriate clinician alerts and notification when physiologic conditions change.

Today, Masimo Rainbow SET, an upgradeable noninvasive technology platform featuring the accuracy and reliability of Masimo SET Read-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, is revolutionizing patient monitoring by significantly expanding the ability to capture, track and monitor additional blood constituents that previously required invasive procedures. The first and only technology platform capable of continuously and noninvasively measuring carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO(TM)),methemoglobin (SpMet(TM)) and, pleth variability index (PVI), in addition to oxyhemoglobin (SpO2), perfusion index (PI) and pulse rate, Masimo Rainbow SET is helping to advance patient safety and improve care.

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