美国食品和药物管理局提出了脉冲氧计新指南, 以提高黑色皮肤的准确性. FDA proposes new guidelines for pulse oximeters to improve accuracy for darker skin tones.

脉冲氧计是测量血氧水平的装置,对皮肤较暗的人而言,其读数可能不那么准确,可能导致误诊。 Pulse oximeters, devices measuring blood oxygen levels, may produce less accurate readings for people with darker skin, potentially leading to misdiagnoses. 美国食品和药物管理局已发布了指导草案,要求制造商在更广泛的皮肤色调上测试他们的设备,解决了长期缺乏多样化的测试问题. The FDA has issued draft guidance for manufacturers to test their devices on a wider range of skin tones, addressing historical lack of diverse testing. 其目的是确保所有皮肤色素具有同等效力,特别是使黑人患者受益。 This aims to ensure equal efficacy across all skin pigments, particularly benefiting Black patients.