In Brief: Masimo/Kontron
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Masimo/Kontron: Enter "joint product development and licensing partnership under which Kontron will integrate Masimo's proprietary pulse oximetry signal processing and sensor technology into" Kontron's products. Kontron will adopt Masimo's Signal Extraction Technology, which "reduces measurement problems encountered when pulse oximetry is used during transport, in emergency departments, neonatal ICU's, general wards and in all applications in which high motion and/or low perfusion issues exist." Commenting on the deal, Kontron President Lee Smith said the technology will enable Kontron to "significantly enhance" its noninvasive pulse oximetry "capabilities as compared to existing technology"...