New Finger Pulse Oximeter for $199

snork1 · Post by **snork1** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:55 pm

Sorry to say, its like all the other $200 finger pulse ox devices.
WORTHLESS since it doesn't record.

A pulse ox can be VERY handy, but it has to be able to record through the night and later be viewed.

Unless you hire someone to be jotting down the numbers all night for you.

aras74 · Post by **aras74** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:14 am

Hi,

I found this company http://www.favoriteplus.com that sells handheld pulse oximeters at reasonable price. Looks like it is recordable:
http://www.favoriteplus.com/handheld-pu ... fp300b.php

Maybe you can attach it and use it through the night.

Julie · Post by **Julie** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:59 am

Hi, I just spoke to the company (Favorite+) and they said it can only record 2 hrs, which is not good enough for overnight.

aras74 · Post by **aras74** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 2:42 am

sky_man,

you are not correct saying that these oximeters are just "happy boxes". They have CE certificate, which is a mandatory European marking for certain product groups to indicate conformity with the essential health and safety requirements set out in European Directives. CE in Europe is same as FDA in USA.

I have this fingertip oximeter myself (http://www.favoriteplus.com/finger-puls ... fp300c.php). It is very accurate and much better quality than Nonin Onyx. My wife is a Registered Nurse and uses it regularly at work. I think Nonin is way overpriced.

Some Nonin/BCI/Nellcor oximeters are also manufactured in China. This is a common practice for many other USA Brand Name manufacturers.

My advice is to go ahead and try one of these oximeters and then post your feedback. My experience is excellent and I have no complaints.

Julie · Post by **Julie** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:22 am

It may be a very high quality finger oximeter, but that's not the point he made. The point was that finger (spot check) machines don't record enough information overnight (only 2 hrs) to do the job properly of monitoring 02 sat. statistics.

violinmom · Post by **violinmom** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:57 am

Hi,

I live in Belgium and also bought this oximeter from eBay. I think it is the same company/seller *favoriteplus.com*. It does an excellent job and is very sturdy. As Julie pointed out it does not record information overnight. it is only for spot checking.

I always check the eBay feedback of the seller and product before buying. Looks like many customers are happy with this oximeter:
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d ... TRK:ME:UFS

Another place to get opinions is Amazon.com or Epinions.com

dsm · Post by **dsm** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:50 am

There is a world of diff between a PO that records & one that doesn't. Those that do need to do at least 8 hrs for us on xPAP to make use of.

That point keeps being made but seems to be missed by some among us.

There are portable recording POs but most of the reliable ones are in the $US800+ bracket.

A $200 PO is not likely to be of much use to an xPAPER wanting to co-relate their nights xPAP data to a SpO2 recording.

Cheers

DSM

snork1 · Post by **snork1** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:39 am

This is starting to feel more like spam than a recommendation.

CE cert is fine and dandy, but as it has been pointed out several times and glossed over repeatedly by those "recommending" this product. It only records for 2 hours. I believe it takes 3 hours minimum to go through a single FULL sleep CYCLE. i.e. this is pretty worthless for apnea monitoring.

"Spot checking" is pretty worthless for apnea monitoring.

aras74 · Post by **aras74** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:17 am

Yes, I do agree that "Spot checking" is not good for apnea monitoring. Do you have any device recomendations for continues monitoring?

Slinky · Post by **Slinky** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:41 am

NighthawkEye highly recommends a used Nelcor N-3500 as can be found on yahooauctions (I'm not sure about eBay, but I think eBay too). The software is almost impossible to get your hands on but NHE says that the data is accessable on the screen or perhaps thru direct download to computer. You'd have to ask him to explain it better to you.

I have the SPO 7500 recording pulse oximeter. But you are talking $500 for one. I have had a problem or two w/mine - BUT - SPO Medical has been johnny-on-the-spot to provide support AND replacement (if necessary) w/o batting an eye in no time at all. It is a GREAT company to work with. I've been very happy w/my SPO 7500.

Lubman · Post by **Lubman** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:17 pm

ResMed has an add on module to some of their machines (ResLink), that contains a smartcard and will support data recording from a couple of specific pulse ox devices. I have used one of the compatible models and it records a full night of data along with the other XPaP data.

Without looking at the manual, I couldn't tell you the exact compatible models - but they are pricey. It would be great if some of the asian-made models available from 3rd parties would work with ResLink

Lubman

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