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Comment by Commented Feb 5, 2013
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The OxyWatch Pulse Oximeter MD300C63 was the runner-up in the anaesthesia category of Which Medical Device of the Year 2012.
Our nominator said, "It may not be the most complicated or expensive piece of equipment I use but I find myself using this oximeter more than any other piece of kit I carry when I am undertaking my work in the Pre-Hospital environment.
The beauty of it is in the simplicity, size & cost of the device. It can easily fit into a pocket, weighs less than 20g and only costs around £60 (sterling). There are no wires to get tangled, no time-lag on starting the device, no maintenance schedule required, it just does exactly what it says on the box. When working in particularly difficult or hostile environments (eg. at a racetrack with the race continuing behind you) with an entrapped patient, it can very quickly help you make the decision whether you have time to safely package & extricate them, or whether you need to get them out as soon as possible.
Having compared it to much larger, more expensive devices I use in my hospital work, it comes out with the same SpO2 readings to within +/- 2%. It also has a visual display of a pulse waveform so you can get an idea of how accurately the device is reading.
The only downside to this device is the lack of a speaker - there is no audible tone of SpO2 and there are no warning alarms if the SpO2 starts to drop. However, as long as you are aware of this and use it for one-off measurements rather than longer-term monitoring, you can't go wrong with it."
In the Judges' opinion, this was the best and most balanced reason given for nominating a device this year and the member was awarded a Kindle Fire.
We say, "Blood oxygenation level is a vital sign indicating the status of a patient. Pulse oximeters have reduced in size and cost over the last 30 years from the size of a small suitcase costing tens of thousands of pounds to this small device that can fit on the end of a finger costing less than £100 (sterling). This makes for a device that can be widely used in almost any emergency situation quickly giving a reliable measurement of the patients pulse and oxygenation."