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Nonin GO2 Achieve Fingertip Pulse Oximeter - Blue

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Average Customer Rating:	4.5
Release Date:	2010-02-08
Brand:	Nonin
Model:	GO2 Achieve
Color:	Blue
Weight:	0.38 pounds
Dimensions:	1 inches x 1.75 inches x 1 inches [Width x Length x Height]

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Heart Rate Monitors

Product description

Nonin Medical, a US company and the inventor of fingertip pulse oximetry, is proud to offer the GO2 line of products. The affordable GO2 line provides reliable oxygen saturation and heart rate values without compromising accuracy. The GO2 Achieve is for anyone who is interested in knowing their oxygen saturation and heart rate. Applications would be for use during exercise or daily activities, during air travel for the passenger or pilot, and for extreme sports such as mountain climbing. GO2 Achieve is not a medical device and does not require a prescription from your medical professional. Comes with 2 year warranty, 1 AAA battery and users guide.

Features

Made in USA!

Fingertip pulse oximeter

Customer reviews

« Partially Satisfied, Partially Not »

I ordered my GO2 Achieve when they were a brand new product. I got it in May '09. It worked very well until about 6 months ago. Now I have a hard time getting it to even read sometimes. I see it starting to pulse and it just stops and will not restart. (I'm a guy who does not wear fingernail polish!) I take it off and wait a few minutes and it usually works on the 2nd or 3rd try. This is very frustrating.
Next, the casing is molded rubber. It has started coming lose from the plastic shell. I don't think it is going to last thru the warranty period. I have a call into them and hope they will replace it. Either way, I will try to update this when I see how well they perform on service.

Rating: (3 out of 5) @ 2010-09-06

« Not accurate, only for recreational use »

Either I received a defective unit, or the performance is a representative of the entire line is not clear (especially when I purchased this unit after reading so many glowing reviews of its accuracy), but it was not for me.

I purchased this unit to monitor the spO2 level of my daughter who frequently goes into respiratory distress--more for follow-up to see if she has recovered her full lung use after an episode. I first tested on everybody in the family. The highest reading I ever got was 98%, even when I tried to hyperventilate to increase the spO2. It was same with my daughter.. when she was well, it registered 98%. Not a good sign (at best it already has a 2-pt offset). the number did go down when I held my breath for a very long time, so it definitely does detect some sort of spO2 levels.

However, during the most recent respiratory episode, I measured my daughter's spO2 using the GO2 Achieve and compared to the one used at the doctor's office.. when the doctor's unit measured me at 100% and my daughter at 95%, the GO2 read 98% and 97%, respectively. When it cannot even distinguish a 5% difference in the spO2 level, it is completely unreliable for my needs. If there was a consistent 2pt offset (like reading 98% and 93% when it should have read 100% and 95%) I would have been slightly annoyed, but happy with it. But that was not the case. When it couldn't even detect the same amount of spO2 spread, it was just way too inaccurate to be useful.

It may be good for a casual user who isn't medically reliant on the readout, but not to monitor anyone with potentially serious consequences of not being able to detect within a 4-5pt inaccuracy. (yes. the manufacturer states +/-2pt accuracy, but typically you would expect it would consistently read 2pt high or 2pt low... but not 2pt low for one reading and 2pt high for another)

That being said, it's a pretty simple device to use, and seems relatively well-made. and definitely good for detecting severe case of desaturation (but by then, i would think the patient will be gasping for air, so you won't need an oximeter to tell you there's a problem). thus getting a 2star instead of just 1.

I have returned the item.

Rating: (2 out of 5) @ 2010-09-04

« Excellent Oximeter »

I had previously thought to purchase an oximeter but the prices were 4 times that of this Nonin. I questioned some of the staff at a local rehab center about this unit and they recommended it as the best. Since I have owned the Nonin Oximeter I am easily able to test my oxygen level and pulse any time i wish. The addition of a clock built into it is also handy. It works well and accurately, if you are in need of an oximeter, I highly recommend this Nonin.

Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2010-08-11

« Great little oximeter! »

I am very pleased with the way this small extremely portable device performs; and its accuracy seems to be excellent.

Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2010-08-04

« great product »

This is a great product. My aunt has pulmonary fibrosis, and i use it to monitor her oxygen levels. It is very accurate. We have checked it against other products with the visiting nurses. I would recommend it to anyone.