Masimo announced that it has added a new parameter, respiration rate from the pleth to its MightySat fingertip pulse oximeter. MightySat is intended for general wellness and health applications including sports, fitness, and relaxation management. Respiration rate, or the number of breaths per minute, is infrequently measured outside of healthcare settings because it typically requires manual counting of breaths with a timer and then multiplying to convert to a per minute rate, or chest leads or straps that are not convenient to use.

Fingertip pulse oximeters are being increasingly used for general wellness and health applications. Now consumers will be able to quickly and easily measure respiration rate, in addition to arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse rate (PR), perfusion index (PI), and Plethysmograph Variability Index (PVI®). Masimo pulse oximeters are #1 in U.S. hospitals because they provide accurate measurements when other pulse oximeters fail, by using a revolutionary invention called Signal Extraction Technology (SET®).

MightySat features hospital-grade SET pulse oximetry and also provides parameters not available on other fingertip pulse oximeters, such as RRp and PVI. In addition, MightySat offers a Bluetooth wireless interface to the Masimo Personal Health and Apple Health App to track, trend, and communicate measurements. MightySat is increasingly being used by elite athletes and teams to assess and improve performance.