SPO 7500 vs Nellcor N-395

[IZATIRED2]

Hello Group

Does anybody have the new SPO 7500 pulse oximeter ?

If so how do you like it?

Should I sell my N-395?

Thanks
Drew

[DMW]

Hello Group

Does anybody have the new SPO 7500 pulse oximeter ?

If so how do you like it?

Should I sell my N-395?

Thanks
Drew

I ordered one 7/24, received it the 26th, have one nights data so far. I hope to provide a review of the 7500 sometime this weekend. My first impressions of the pulse / ox is favorable, the software, so so.

I don't have access to the Nellcor, so I can't make a comparison.

David

[GoofyUT]

I've wondered the same thing, Drew.

However, what is tipping the scales to keeping my N-395 is five-fold:

1) The Nellcor is clearly hospital grade and is built for rough and tough applications over time. The SPO looks to be consumer grade and who knows how long it will last?;

2) Like ResMed xPAPs, the Nellcor allows on screen examination of at least three nights of sleep oximetry data WITHOUT needing a computer or software. Having to download and then invoke a program I would see as an inconvenience, when I can just push a button on the Nellcor and, there it is!;

3) The Nellcor has robust alarms. Now, I hope to use mine to explore the prospect of getting off of xPAP some day,a s I lose weight and get more physically fit. But, I don't want to wake up dead one day. So, when I get to point of trialing off of xPAP, I'll feel better knowing that the Nellcor will wake me if my sats drop below a level that I can set ( and SatSeconds reduces the prospects of being awakened when not necessary). ;

4) My spiffy Nellcor which is HEAVY on your toy factor, costs about $200 less than the SPO; and,

5)I don't like the idea of having to strap the SPO to my wrist every night and then try to sleep.

So, there ya go.....

Chuck

[Paul B]

I've got one coming also. It should be here next week, and we'll see how well it works. I just got tired of borrowing one from the sleep center every six months; they tell me everything is fine , but I want to see the data every so often just to make sure. If nothing else, I can correlate the results by time with the Autoscan 5.7 software from my Resmed Autopap.

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[IZATIRED2]

Thank you all for your info and advice.

I have my n395 up for auction on ebay and I am having second thoughts about selling it. After reading Chuck's point of view I think I will cancel my auction and wait to see how the 7500 turns out.

Thanks again

Drew

[snork1]

I have the Nellcor N-395 and I am NOT impressed by its robustness.
Sure the unit is heavy and bulky, but it has a very frail and flakey connector system and requires an extra cable to connect the reusable sensor to the unit it was designed for. And the sensor itself is certainly NOT robust.

i am definitely interested in seeing how this new unit works out.

On the other hand, I HAVE the N-395. It was several hundred dollars cheaper (USED) than the other one is NEW. And it does tell me what I need to know, although I have no way to share that info with my sleep doc or sleep dentist.

As far as alarms go, I HATE the N-395 alarms. They are more disturbing than apnea, especially the alarm that goes off every 3 minutes to tell you that you have turned the alarms off. Luckily its easy to disconnect the speaker.

So the Nellcor WORKS. But if I didn't already have one, I might consider the price difference just to have a "shareable" readout.

[IZATIRED2]

Snork 1

I have the same thoughts about the N-395 but it works and I don't have to borrow the scuzzy unit from the DME.

As far as the alarm problem I was going to disable the speaker but instead I downloaded the service manual for the N-395 from Nellcor. It tells you how to disable alarms on page 4-7 section 4.

If the SPO 7500 turns out to be good I think our N-395 will depreciate considerably.