Many chronic health conditions require you to measure your blood oxygen level at home by using a pulse oximeter.

TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Pulse oximeters -- those tiny devices that measure blood oxygen levels with a quick clip to your finger -- may soon get a major upgrade to ensure they ...

The Food and Drug Administration's recommendations apply to pulse oximeters, which are clip-on devices used in ... By snapping a device onto a finger and then sending two wavelengths of light ...

Pulse oximeters clip on to a person’s finger and use two wavelengths of light sent into the skin to quickly estimate how much oxygen is flowing through the blood based on how much light is absorbed.