Medtronic dismissed from pulse oximeter lawsuit, FDA still working on guidance

The medtech company says it is the only manufacturer of FDA-approved pulse oximeters to have reached an agreement in a lawsuit against many over the devices’ notoriously higher rates of error for people with darker skin.

The medtech company says it is the only manufacturer of FDA-approved pulse oximeters to have reached an agreement in a lawsuit against many over the devices’ notoriously higher rates of error for people with darker skin.