Businessweek

Masimo Corporation, a global medical technology company, develops, manufactures, and markets noninvasive patient monitoring products. Products The company’s solution incorporates a monitor or circuit board and sensors, including proprietary single-patient use, reusable and ReSposable sensors and patient cables. In addition, it offers remote alarm/monitoring solutions and software. Circuit Boards Masimo SET MS Circuit Boards: The company’s Masimo SET MS circuit boards perform signal processing and other pulse oximetry functions incorporating the Masimo SET platform. The company’s MS circuit boards are included in its proprietary monitors for direct sale or sold to its OEM partners for incorporation into their monitors. Once incorporated into a pulse oximeter, the MS circuit boards perform data acquisition processing and report the pulse oximetry levels to the host monitor. The circuit boards and related software interface directly with its proprietary sensors to calculate arterial blood oxygen saturation level and pulse rate. The company’s latest generation boards include the MS-2003, MS-2011, MS-2013 and the new MS-2040, with a typical power consumption of less than 45 milliwatts. Masimo Rainbow SET MX Circuit Boards: The company’s next-generation circuit board is the foundation for its Masimo Rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximetry platform, utilizing technology licensed from Masimo Labs. The MX circuit boards measure arterial blood oxygen saturation levels and pulse rate, and have the circuitry to enable the measurement of total hemoglobin, oxygen content, carboxyhemoglobin, methemoglobin, PVI, and acoustic respiration rate, along with other potential parameters. uSpO2 Cable/Board: The company’s SET technology-in-a-cable contains the low power (MS-2040) technology in a reduced size allowing it to be embedded into patient cables as part of the sensor connector. The uSpO2 cable/board provides full Masimo SET Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry found in other Masimo products, with a typical power consumption of approximately 45 milliwatts. Monitors / Devices Radical-7: The Radical-7 incorporates the MX circuit board, which enables Rainbow SET parameters, and offers three-in-one capability to be used as a standalone device for bedside monitoring; a detachable, battery-operated handheld unit for portable monitoring; and a monitor interface via SatShare, proprietary technology allowing its products to work with certain competitor products, to upgrade existing conventional multi-parameter patient monitors to Masimo SET while displaying Rainbow parameters on the Radical-7 itself. Radical-7 is an equipped standalone pulse CO-Oximeter with a detachable module, which functions as a battery-operated, handheld monitor. The company’s SatShare technology enables a conventional monitor to upgrade to Masimo SET through a cable connection from the back of Radical-7 to the sensor input port of the conventional monitor. In addition, Masimo Rainbow SET parameters, such as total hemoglobin are available to clinicians on the Radical-7 itself while the device is being used in SatShare mode. Rad-87: The Rad-87, which also contains Masimo Rainbow SET technology, is a device designed specifically for use in less acute settings than the Radical-7. The Rad-87 is available with a built-in bi-directional wireless radio for use as part of the Masimo Patient SafetyNet remote monitoring and clinician notification system. Pronto: The Pronto is a handheld spot-check device, not a continuous monitoring device, using Masimo Rainbow SET technology, specifically designed to noninvasively provide hemoglobin levels in both hospitals (emergency departments) and any remote setting, such as physician offices. Pronto-7: The Pronto-7 is a noninvasive multi-parameter device, that provides spot-check hemoglobin testing along with oxygen saturation, pulse rate and perfusion index results. With a touch screen for easy operation and wireless 802.11 and Bluetooth for printing and communication, the Pronto-7 is suited for hemoglobin spot-check testing in almost any environment. Rad-8: The Rad-8 is a bedside pulse oximeter featu