Still In Development
Last Update: March 04, 2011
There is no published evidence of this idea going beyond the student project stage in 2009.
While physicians in the developing world may have access to adult-sized pulse oxi-
meters, these designs do not accommodate the size of an infant’s palm or foot. Pe-
diatric pulse oximeters, designed with the same electronics, are more expensive and
difficult to find. A design team modified an adult pulse oximeter allowing it to be
effective for use with an adult finger or a neonate palm or foot. This will be field
tested in Niger in December 2009.
