Technologies

SpCO®

Carboxyhemoglobin Monitoring

Available on the rainbow® Pulse CO-Oximetry platform, SpCO is a continuous and noninvasive measurement of carboxyhemoglobin levels in arterial blood.

The Value of Carboxyhemoglobin Monitoring

Carbon monoxide (CO) exposure inhibits the blood’s ability to carry oxygen to body tissues and vital organs by raising carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) levels.1 This significantly reduces hemoglobin’s oxygen-carrying capacity.

Patients can be exposed to CO from various sources, including faulty heating systems, automobile exhaust, industrial solvents like methylene chloride, cigarette smoke, and fires.2

SpCO is not intended to be used as the sole basis for making diagnosis or treatment decisions related to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning; it is intended to be used in conjunction with additional methods of assessing clinical signs and symptoms.

Measuring Carboxyhemoglobin with SpCO

  • Pulse CO-Oximetry continuously and noninvasively monitors the levels of various blood constituents, including carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO).
  • Measurements are taken by placing a sensor on a patient, usually on the fingertip for adults.
  • Accuracy Range: 1-40% with 3% ARMS.*

See the Full rainbow® Platform

Alongside SpCO, the upgradeable rainbow® Pulse CO-Oximetry platform includes:



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References

  1. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ carbon-monoxide/about/?CDC_AAref_Vall

  2. Weaver, LK. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. N Engl J Med. 2009;360(12):1217-25.

* ARMS accuracy is a statistical calculation of the difference between device measurements and reference measurements. Approximately two-thirds of the device measurements fell within +/- ARMS of the reference measurements in a controlled study.

For professional use. See instructions for use for full prescribing information including indications, contraindications, warnings and precautions. Caution: Federal (USA) law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician.

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