There are dozens out there.
Don't need a smart phone link setup.

Might spend as much as $60.00 if deemed
Important.
Thanks in advance

My wife bought this "ChoiceMMed" at Target for around $45.00 last December. It indicates O2 level and pulse. I like it. It is pretty much bare bones. Made in China tho...

Edit to add: It takes two AAA batteries.

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They are mostly coming out of the same factory in China.

This is a popular brand.
https://www.amazon.com/Zacurat...d_i=B07PQ8WTC4&psc=1

Pay more and get it faster if you go to your local drug store.

They just house brand them. I got mine from CVS because I was in a hurry.

Just go by the features you want.

basic
has alarms and beeps with a heartbeat
phone integration.

Mine matches the hospital equipment for accuracy.

I haven't used the phone app but it seems to work well enough.
Wellue Pulse Oximeter Fingertip... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088...ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I bought a few from Amazon. I took each one to a doc appt to see how it compared to the “real” pulse-oximeter.
They all checked out fine.

What I learned to really pay attention to was the type of battery they used. One of them used a near impossible to find button type battery. The rest I have made sure used something common; AAA, AA, 2032, etc.)

Wife is on o2 all the time, checks her o2 level frequently. This was recommended, andshe has been very happy with it. We have had a few duds in the past.

https://oxiline.shop/product/oxiline-pulse-pro/

Oxiline pulse 9 pro

I have had others but the oxiline as noted by ch3 is the best I have had.

What batteries does the oxiline require?

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Originally posted by bendable:
What batteries does the oxiline require?

Under the additional information tab


WEIGHT 0.2 lbs
MODEL NAME
Pulse 9 Pro™

PACKAGE CONTENTS
Pulse 9 Pro™, (2) AAA Batteries, User Manual.

SENSOR TYPE
VTEC™ A9 Sensor

DISPLAY TYPE
OLED Display

BATTERIES TYPE
(2) AAA Batteries

PROVIDES READINGS FOR
Oxygen saturation (SpO2), perfusion index (PI), heartbeats per minute (♥BPM)

Mine has a red display and I can't read it outside during the day especially if it's sunny. My next one will have a white display. The Oxline's display looks like it might be light enough to read outside.

Oxiline is having a Memorial Day sale till midnight EDT tonight. The Pulse 9 Pro is discounted $20.

Already noted: Many of the ultra-budget "brands" are the same basic unit from the same Chinese factory. Some can be OK, but be prepared to return/trade a few to find one that's reliable and accurate.

If it's reading 99%, then under the same conditions ten minutes later it's showing 74%, there's a problem. Option one is that it's the instrument, option two is that you're dead. I'm pretty sure it was the first, because I'm still here.

If you need more than just a spot check like I did a few years back, take a look at Contec. Needed to monitor O2 levels while sleeping.
I've had their color pulse oximeter with recording capability for several years. Slips into PJ chest pocket. Finger sensor stays put at night too. Accurate and reliable.


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quote:

Originally posted by NOCkid:
Oxiline is having a Memorial Day sale till midnight EDT tonight. The Pulse 9 Pro is discounted $20.

Looks like the sale has been extended to midnight tonight:

https://oxiline.shop/product/oxiline-pulse-pro/

Accuracy of the wrist units is poor, it requires close fixed contact to the skin in order to get accurate results. It's why hospitals rely on the finger tip readers.

BTW I have a Garmin 245 sports watch that features a wrist monitor and when my nephews wife (an RN studying for a LP) saw the reading for a nights sleep readings that were in the green for Garmin would have had her calling a code if she saw reading that low in a patient. If you don't believe what I am telling you ask your primary care physician what he thinks about the wrist monitors.

I work rural EMS in Alaska, I have 3 $20 pulse ox that we got from Walmart, they do what I need them to.