MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Nonin Medical,
Inc., the inventor of finger pulse oximetry and a leader in
noninvasive medical monitoring, today announced that the GO2™
Personal Finger Pulse Oximeter will be featured on “The Balancing
Act” TV Show on Lifetime Television, Tues., Dec. 13, at 7 a.m.
EST and PST; 6 a.m. CST.
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Yvonne Leonard, Nonin Medical Consumer Products Marketing
Manager, is the featured guest. During the segment, Leonard will
share with viewers how knowing their oxygen saturation and pulse
rate can help them manage chronic respiratory conditions such as
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
“A finger pulse oximeter can help those with COPD take control,
continue to remain active and live life to the fullest,” Leonard
said. “The GO2 personal finger pulse oximeter was designed so that
individuals can monitor their pulse rate and oxygen saturation rate
wherever they go. It is ideally suited to help individuals
work with their health care providers to manage their own chronic
respiratory disease or that of their loved one. Nonin has
worked with physicians and respiratory therapists, along with
patients, to ensure GO2 products are accurate and easy to use.”
A pulse oximeter is a noninvasive medical device used for
measuring a patient’s oxygen level (SpO2) in the blood and pulse
rate.
“Not all finger pulse oximeters are alike,” Leonard said. “The
GO2 Brand is manufactured in the USA, is certified lead and latex
free and provides unsurpassed accuracy for home monitoring in a
finger oximeter.” The GO2 fingertip pulse oximeter
incorporates Nonin Medical’s clinically proven
PureSAT® pulse oximetry technology – the same
accurate technology used in its full line of oximeters. Patients
can feel confident in the readings th
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