€VM Made in Germany Pulse Oximeters

Pulse oximetry may be used to see if there is enough oxygen in the blood. This information is needed in many kinds of situations.

It may be used:

• During or after surgery or procedures that use sedation
• To see how well lung medicines are working
• To check a person’s ability to handle increased activity levels
• To see if a ventilator is needed to help with breathing, or to see how well it’s working
• To check a person has moments when breathing stops during sleep (sleep apnea)

Pulse oximetry is also used to check the health of a person with any condition that affects blood oxygen levels, such as:

• Heart attack
• Heart failure
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Anemia
• Lung cancer
• Asthma
• Pneumonia