University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Complete System-Wide Conversion to Masimo SET Pulse Oximetry ...( IRVINE Calif. Sept. 6 /- Masimo (...),Health

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Masimo (Nasdaq: MASI), the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Read-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced the completion of the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics' system-wide implementation of Masimo SET pulse oximetry. UW Hospitals and Clinics performed an extensive comparison and thorough evaluation spanning virtually every department and cited precise, continuous SpO2 measurements under demanding conditions as the chief reason for conversion to Masimo SET.

"We were looking for a product with accuracy in the face of difficult monitoring conditions such as patient movement. After evaluating multiple solutions for improving oximetry practice, we chose Masimo SET technology," said Christopher Green, M.D., Medical Director for the American Family Children's Hospital at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics.

The University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics is a 471-bed facility that ranks among the finest academic medical centers in the United States. With more than 80 outpatient clinics and seven satellite locations, it is one of only two organizations in Wisconsin with designated Level One adult and pediatric trauma centers and is recognized as a national leader in fields such as cancer treatment, pediatrics, ophthalmology, surgical specialties and organ transplantation.

By making the conversion to Masimo, the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics joins other top hospitals in the United States -- including four of the top five -- as listed on the US News & World Report Honor Roll, which have all adopted Masimo SET as their primary pulse oximetry platform. Masimo SET is widely recognized as the most accurate and reliable pulse oximetry technology in the world, clinically proven in more than 100 independent and objective studies to provide the most trustworthy SpO2 readings even under the most difficult clinical conditions, including patient motio
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