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New Device Surmounts Shortcomings of Existing Fingertip Sensors GLASTONBURY, Conn., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Assurance Biosense, a subsidiary of Xhale, Inc., today announced that it will unveil its next-generation Assurance® Alar Sensor at the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) meeting in San Diego May 4-7, 2013. The IARS meeting is attended by more than 1,000 of the world's leading anesthesia educators and investigators and focuses on the latest advances in...

Masimo One of Two Companies (out of 300) to Win Two Awards at 31st Annual Industry-Leading Emergency Medical Services Event IRVINE, Calif., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that its iSpO2(TM) pulse oximeter for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch and EMMA(TM) Emergency Capnometer earned JEMS Hot Product awards. Only two companies received dual Hot Product award honors at the EMS Today 2013 Conference & Exposition, the industry's leading emergency...

Assurance Biosense, Inc announces that they have received FDA 510(k) clearance to send their unique nasal ala pulse oximetry sensor to market. Glastonbury, CT (PRWEB) April 17, 2013 Assurance Biosense Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance to Market Alar Sensor -Unique Nasal Ala Pulse Oximetry Sensor- -Alar Sensing Promises High-Levels of Accuracy, Stability and Monitoring Reliability- -Sensor Compatible with Large, Existing Installed Base of Pulse Oximeters- Assurance Biosense, Inc., a subsidiary...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates and IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that Libya has become the first country to begin using the Masimo Pronto-7(®)-- a handheld noninvasive hemoglobin spot-check device -- to screen potential blood donors for low hemoglobin level in all of its major blood-donation centers. The announcement comes at Arab Health, the world's longest-running healthcare exhibition and congress held each January in Dubai....

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study using Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) noninvasive and continuous total hemoglobin (SpHb) monitoring technology has received the 2013 Best Clinical Application of Technology Award at the Society for Technology in Anesthesia (STA) Annual Meeting. The winning study, "Reduction in Red Blood Cell Transfusions during Neurosurgery with Noninvasive and Continuous Hemoglobin Monitoring" evaluated the use of SpHb monitoring in patients...

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- (Consumer Electronics Show) -- iHealth Labs Inc., the pioneering designer and manufacturer of mobile personal healthcare products for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch today unveiled two new additions to its suite of devices: the iHealth Wireless Smart Gluco-Monitoring System and iHealth Pulse Oximeter at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130107/AQ37691) The next-generation Wireless Smart...

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced that Ogden Regional Medical Center (ORMC), named by The Joint Commission as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures(TM), has standardized to Masimo rainbow(®) Pulse CO-Oximetry(TM) and sensor technologies for advanced patient monitoring. This noninvasive technology helps save lives by making it safer, faster, and easier than ever for healthcare professionals to measure and monitor patient...

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced that the IWK Heath Centre, Atlantic Canada's leading health centre providing specialized, quality care to women, children, youth and families, has converted to Masimo SET(®) pulse oximetry and sensor technologies, the standard-of-care at leading health organizations worldwide. Masimo SET(®) pulse oximetry virtually eliminates false alarms(1) and increases a clinician's ability to detect...

OAKLAND and IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) and Alameda County Medical Center (ACMC) announced today the successful installation of Masimo Patient SafetyNet(TM) with rainbow(®) Acoustic Monitoring(TM) - advanced noninvasive technologies that help clinicians to save lives while helping hospitals to reduce costs.(1) ACMC, a nationally recognized public healthcare system with more than 2,800 employees, 500 physicians, and 475 beds, is among a...

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that a new study published in Postgraduate Medicine demonstrates noninvasive total hemoglobin (SpHb(®)) measurements from the Pronto have an accuracy similar to those of the most commonly used invasive point-of-care (POC) hematology analyzer (HemoCue(®) 201+, Quest Diagnostics) in outpatient settings.(1) Total hemoglobin (Hb) is one of the most frequently ordered laboratory tests in hospitals,...