Phone Oximeter

LGTmedical powers low-cost devices through mobile's headphone jack

By Neil Versel 09:59 am October 31, 2012

This month, LionsGate Technologies, also known as LGTmedical, announced a new approach to mobile medical diagnostic technology. Instead of building medical devices with integrated displays that transmit data to smartphones via Bluetooth or the phone's dock connector or USB port, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based company is using the phone's — or tablet's or PC's — audio jack to run low-power...

Phone oximeter aims to make anesthesia safer in developing markets

By Brian Dolan 05:57 pm May 25, 2011

Photo Credit: Goran Samardziski The University of British Columbia's Electrical & Computer Engineering in Medicine has developed what it calls a low cost, robust prototype pulse oximeter device that pairs with mobile devices. The researchers explain that pulse ox devices can help clinicians detect signs of hypoxemia (low blood oxygen levels) as a result of anesthesia. Hypoxemia can lead to...