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BALTIMORE, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hopkins Medical products announced the release of its Newborn & Mom pulse oximeter kit. The dual-use adult fingertip oximeter has an additional port to attach the Hopkins newborn y-probe sensor for infant pulse oximetry screening. This innovative two in one device serves as an adult and neonatal oximeter. The kit also contains a carrying case, alcohol wipes and Hopkins Pulse Oximeter Wraps to secure the y-probe to the patient. The...

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced the conversion of Albany Medical Center (AMC), one of the biggest hospitals in the Capital (N.Y.) Region, to Masimo rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximetry and sensor technologies for advanced noninvasive patient monitoring capabilities. The conversion equips AMC - which incorporates the 651-bed Albany Medical Center Hospital and the Albany Medical College - with breakthrough rainbow(®) technology that...

DALTON, Ga. and IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) and Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton, Ga., announced today the hospital has updated to Masimo SET(®) pulse oximetry and rainbow(®) Pulse CO-Oximetry, offering clinicians demonstrably advanced noninvasive and continuous patient monitoring designed to improve patient outcomes while helping hospitals reduce costs. "Hamilton Medical Center prides itself on offering some of the most advanced medical...

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that it has received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for Masimo Signal Extraction Technology(®) (SET(®)) pulse oximeters, rainbow(®) SET(®) Pulse CO-Oximeters(®), and neonatal sensors with labeling for screening newborns for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD). Masimo SET(®) pulse oximeters and sensors have previously been cleared to measure oxygen saturation and pulse rate during motion and...

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo Corporation (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that its Pronto-7(®) handheld noninvasive hemoglobin, arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse rate, and perfusion index spot-check testing device earned a 2012 GOLD Stevie(®) American Business Award for the Best New Product or Service in the Health & Pharmaceuticals category. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120109/LA31863) This marks the fourth industry award the...

FAIRFAX, Va. and IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Inova Health System, one of the largest healthcare systems in Northern Virginia and the Washington D.C. metro area, today renewed its long-standing contract and commitment to Masimo SET(®) as its pulse oximetry standard-of-care. The new five-year contract now includes Inova Loudoun Hospital - making Masimo pulse oximetry technologies and devices the standard-of-care for all care areas of five hospitals within the Inova...

EASTON, Pa. and IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Easton Hospital and Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) today jointly announce that Easton Hospital is adding a new patient monitoring system - Masimo Patient SafetyNet(TM) and Masimo rainbow(®) Pulse CO-Oximetry technology for advanced noninvasive patient monitoring capabilities. This conversion makes Easton Hospital the only full-service medical facility in the area equipped with Patient SafetyNet - a system that helps keep...

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that it will host an Investor Day meeting for institutional investors and analysts on Thursday, September 20, 2012, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time at The Pierre Hotel in New York. The program will include presentations by Masimo Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Joe Kiani and other members of the company's executive management team, as well as a clinical panel discussion and question-and-answer...

PHOENIX and IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Phoenix Children's Hospital, ranked among the top 50 children's hospitals across four medical specialties by U.S. News & World Report (2012-2013), and Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced the hospital's conversion to Masimo SET(®) pulse oximetry, offering clinicians advanced noninvasive and continuous patient monitoring designed to improve patient outcomes and reduce cost of care. "As one of the leading children's...

FREMONT, Calif., July 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tactus Technology, Inc. today announced it has received two "Best of Show" awards within 30 days of its first public demonstrations of the company's next-generation tactile user interface. Tactus enhances touchscreens with the ability to offer real physical buttons, shapes, or guidelines that rise out of the surface and then recede to invisibility when no longer needed. A video demonstration may be seen at http://vimeo.com/43431035...