In addition to being able to record large amounts of data over an extended period of time, she says wrist oximeters are less likely to fall off while a patient sleeps.
Jennifer Brickner-York, MPH, MCHES, RPSGT, vice president of operations at outpatient sleep disorders program SleepCare Inc, says her sleep center chooses to employ wrist- pulse oximeters for diagnostic purposes. Sensors for wrist-worn units are manufactured for comfort and stability when worn hours on end, she says, and their data storage capacity, measurement acuity, and battery life exceed that of fingertip oximeters. These measurements are possible only using wrist-sensor pulse oximeters.”Īmy Hammond, RPSGT, project manager at wearable medical technology company Patient Safety Inc, says wrist oximeters are appealing because they are portable and designed for prolonged use. “At the same time, we can get information about how sleep quality correlates with insomnia that may happen the next day in case of the bad sleep. This provides invaluable data on the dependence of patient sleep and obstructive sleep apnea on their daily activity and behavior,” Eisen says. “Currently, we are validating the possibility to monitor a patient’s day-night-day that extends measurements beyond just overnight.
According to Leon Eisen, PhD, founder and CEO at wearable medical technology company Oxitone, this is because wrist oximeters are typically more comfortable to use during sleep. Some sleep medicine professionals choose wrist oximeters over other types (such as fingertip oximeters) to use when conducting sleep studies. Sleep disorder patients may experience disrupted oxygen levels, and pulse oximetry is one way to track the amount of oxygen the blood is delivering throughout their bodies during rest. Here are some factors that sleep medicine professionals who opt for wrist-worn devices should consider.
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