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Fingertip oxygen sensors can fail on dark skin β€” now a physician is suing (www.nature.com)
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[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Would a stronger or different wavelength light work better on melanin-rich skin?

Has the industry done any research on how to make it work better?

Or is it like crash tests that don't even bother having a dummy which represents a woman? "If I don't have any data, I don't need to spend money on improving my product"?

[–] flooppoolf@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

  1. Not sure, not a physicist all we get told as students is that it might have a less reliable effect on darker skin tones.

  2. Not sure.

  3. They know it won’t work as well because we also happen to know.