Masimo : Desaturation Index 3D Alarm as Standard Feature in All Radical-7 Pulse CO-Oximetry Devices

September 10, 2008 – Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI), the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Measure-Through-Motion-and-Low-Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced that all customers purchasing the Masimo Radical-7, the company's flagship product, will now receive Desat Index 3D Alarm as a standard feature.

Conventional pulse oximeters typically alarm based on large and isolated drops in oxygen saturation values, known as a "desaturation". However, published research has shown that a cycle of moderate desaturations has been shown to precede respiratory failure in hospitalized patients.^{1, 2} Masimo Desat Index 3D Alarm enables advanced notification of these conditions, based on clinician-specified severity and number of desaturations occurring in a specified period of time... Masimo's Press Release -

Masimo : new Rad-87 Pulse CO-Oximeter, Patient SafetyNet, and noninvasive hemoglobin

May 6, 2008 - Masimo, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Measure-Through-Motion-and-Low-Perfusion Pulse Oximetry, will showcase the latest technology for patient safety solutions at the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), National Teaching Institute (NTI) & Critical Care Exposition in Chicago on May 6-8, 2008. Live demonstrations of the new Masimo Rad-87 Pulse CO-Oximeter™, Masimo Patient SafetyNet™ and continuous, noninvasive hemoglobin (SpHb™) (pending FDA clearance) will show how Masimo technologies can help critical care clinicians advance patient safety, improve patient outcomes, and increase clinical efficiencies... Masimo's Press Release -

Masimo Rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximetry Effective as a Universal Screening Tool to Identify Cases of Unsuspected CO Poisoning in ERs

March 19, 2008 – Masimo, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Measure-Through-Motion & Low Perfusion Pulse Oximetry, reported that a new clinical study, recently published in the Journal of Emergency Medicine, found the Masimo Rainbow SET Rad-57 Pulse CO-Oximeter to be "a safe, easily applied tool at triage that can identify cases of unsuspected elevated levels of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning" that would otherwise have gone undetected.

Researchers at the Rhode Island Hospital, where the study was conducted, also concluded that universal SpCO® screening may prevent morbidity through early identification and treatment intervention, stating that: "we can point to several cases during our study period in which patient outcomes were different based upon availability of SpCO, recorded at triage."

The study titled "Noninvasive Pulse CO-Oximetry Screening in the Emergency Department Identifies Occult Carbon Monoxide Toxicity" was conducted over a nine-month period on more than 10,850 patients presenting to the Emergency Department at the Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, by a research team of emergency medicine physicians from the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University and the Emergency Department of Rhode Island Hospital, headed by Dr. Selim Suner... Masimo's Press Release -

Masimo : Schiller AG Adopts its Rainbow SET as Their Technology Platform of Choice for Patient Monitoring Devices Worldwide

March 25, 2008 – Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI), the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced an agreement with Switzerland-based Schiller, a leading European manufacturer and supplier of electrocardiographs, spirometers, patient monitors and external defibrillators, to integrate the Masimo Rainbow SET technology platform as the foundational technology of choice for all their patient monitoring solutions worldwide.

Masimo Rainbow SET, an upgradeable noninvasive technology platform featuring the accuracy and reliability of Masimo SET Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, is revolutionizing patient monitoring by significantly expanding pulse oximetry's ability to capture, track and monitor blood constituents that previously required invasive procedures. The first and only technology platform capable of continuously and noninvasively measuring total hemoglobin (SpHb™) and oxygen content (SpOC™) (both pending FDA clearance), in addition to carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO™), methemoglobin (SpMet™), pleth variability index (PVI™), oxyhemoglobin (SpO2), perfusion index (PI) and pulse rate—Masimo Rainbow SET is helping to advance patient safety and improve care worldwide... – Masimo's Press Release -

Masimo, New National Standard for CO Screening by Pulse CO-Oximetry

February 19, 2008 - Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI), the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced that the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has included Carbon Monoxide (CO) screening by Pulse CO-Oximetry as part of a new national healthcare standard for firefighters potentially exposed to Carbon Monoxide poisoning. NFPA's consensus codes and standards serve as the worldwide authoritative source on fire prevention and public safety—virtually every building, process, service, design, and installation in society today is affected by NFPA documents... Masimo's press Release -