Nellcor

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NELLCOR

The creation of Dr. William NEw, Jack LLoyd and Jim CORenman, NELLCOR introduced the first clinically and commercially viable pulse oximeter in 1983, the now famous N-100. In 1987, Nellcor developed the N-200 with ECG C-Lock which could read through patient motion.

The human body can withstand only a very brief period of insufficient oxygenation. A few minutes without air can result in death. Anesthesia, for all of its clinical benefits, can be a dangerous procedure because of the possibility of inadvertent asphyxiation. Pulse oximetry reduced this danger.

Using non-invasive optical technology coupled with intuitive visual and audio alarms, the N-100 warned clinicians of impending ventilation disaster sufficiently ahead of time to allow for the correction of errors before patient safety was compromised. It brought about a new standard of care.

Nellcor went on to pioneer pulse oximetry beyond the anesthesia suite. Recently, using modern digital memory chips, Nellcor has introduced sensors that read through motion and low perfusion with high accuracy. Their newest generation monitors can now acquire all required cardiac signals optically and do not require ECG leads.