Nellcor
Nellcor has been a provider of Pulse oximetry, pulse oximetry products since 1981. After a series of acquisitions, the company's brand name and assets are currently owned by Medtronic, which still produces Nellcor-branded sensors and pulse oximeters. History Nellcor was founded in 1981 by Dr. William New, Jr., who was a professor of anesthesiology at Stanford University. William had done research at Stanford to find ways of measuring blood oxygen levels and decided to create Nellcor as a way to build pulse oximeters to measure blood oxygen levels in a non-invasive manner. The name Nellcor was built using the initials of the three co-founders (William New, Jack Lloyd, and James Corman). William also acted as the CEO for the new business venture. The first product released by Nellcor was the N-100 pulse oximeter, which was designed to operate at the patient's bedside. It was followed by a smaller handheld version, called the N-10 pulse oximeter. For sensors, Nellcor manufactu ...
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