Best Bluetooth Pulse Oximeter for mac?

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Best Bluetooth Pulse Oximeter for mac?

Post by lisacaice » Sat Jan 12, 2013 11:47 am

I"m looking for a pulse oximeter that has compatible software for my mac. I want to be able to periodically check my oxygen saturation. I have searched the board but can't find any posts that recommend one. Anyone know where to find one?

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Re: Best Bluetooth Pulse Oximeter for mac?

Post by Pugsy » Sat Jan 12, 2013 12:54 pm

Problem is that I don't know of any overnight recording pulse oximeter that has software compatible with Macs. Everything I have seen is all Windows. Kaiasgram looked high and low for a way to use her Mac with any overnight pulse ox. I don't think she ever found anything beyond creating a Windows virtual environment on her Mac.

You might email Kevin at the pulse ox store and see if he has heard of any software that will work with Macs.
http://www.pulseoxstore.com/Downloadable-Pulse-Ox.html
So you probably have 2 hurdles...Mac compatible software and the blue tooth thing with the Mac.
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Re: Best Bluetooth Pulse Oximeter for mac?

Post by kaiasgram » Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:51 pm

Pugsy wrote:Problem is that I don't know of any overnight recording pulse oximeter that has software compatible with Macs. Everything I have seen is all Windows. Kaiasgram looked high and low for a way to use her Mac with any overnight pulse ox. I don't think she ever found anything beyond creating a Windows virtual environment on her Mac.

You might email Kevin at the pulse ox store and see if he has heard of any software that will work with Macs.
http://www.pulseoxstore.com/Downloadable-Pulse-Ox.html
So you probably have 2 hurdles...Mac compatible software and the blue tooth thing with the Mac.
True on all counts Pugsy. I even called Kevin at the pulse ox store when looking high and low.
It would probably cost less to buy an inexpensive PC or netbook to view your oximetry data than to set up the virtual PC environment on your Mac.

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Re: Best Bluetooth Pulse Oximeter for mac?

Post by KrisasMan » Sat Jan 12, 2013 5:54 pm

While not Bluetooth, Sleepyhead for Mac does support the CMS 50D Plus that many on this forum use.