Pulse oximetry sensors

Nellcor™ Max-Fast™ forehead SpO₂ sensor

<p>The Nellcor™ Max-Fast™ forehead SpO₂ sensor with OxiMax™ technology is an effective option when digit sensors fail to obtain SpO₂ signals.</p>

Features

  • Up to 90 seconds faster reaction to critical events1
  • LoSat™ accuracy

Technology

Nellcor™ pulse oximetry with OxiMax™ technology specifies a highly accurate measurement of SpO2, even in some of the most challenging patients.4

The Nellcor™ Max-Fast™ forehead SpO₂ sensor:

  • Enables monitoring of patients from pediatric (weighing 10 kg or more) to adult.

Specifications

Physical
Dimensions 99.6 × 36 × 102.5 mm (3.9 × 1.4 × 4.0 in.)
Weight 210 g (8.2 oz)
SpO2 sensors
Wavelength range 500 to 1,000 nm
Emitted light energy Less than 15m W
Single-use and specialty sensor accuracy1–3 
Saturation (%SpO2):
  • 70% to 100% ± 2 digits
  • 60% to 80% ± 3 digits
Pulse rate 25 to 250 bpm ± 3 digits

Ordering information

Item number Description Units per box
MAXFAST Forehead sensor 24
10004954 Replacement forehead sensor 12

The Nellcor™ pulse oximetry monitoring system should not be used as the sole basis for diagnosis or therapy and is intended only as an adjunct in patient assessment.

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  1. Bebout DE, Mannheimer PD, Wun C-C. Site-dependent differences in the time to detect changes in saturation during low perfusion. Crit Care Med. 2001;29(12)A115.
  2. MacLeod DB, Cortinez LI, Keifer JC, et al. The desaturation response time of finger pulse oximeters during mild hypothermia. Anaesthesia. 2005;60(1):65–71.
  3. Mannheimer PD, Asbaugh NA. Nellcor Oximax Pulse Oximeter Accuracy; 2007.

  1. Based on clinical study report, sponsored by Medtronic – MITG, Pulse oximetry — performance during severe signal interference. Listed at clinicaltrials.gov: NCT01720355. August–November 2012.