A Clinical Evaluation of the Oxitone Non-invasive Oximeter. Method Comparison Study vs. a Standard Clinical Pulse-oximeter Monitor. A Prospective Open Study

The Oxitone® 1000 oximetry readings are accurate and measure with an acceptable relative absolute difference (RAD) when compared to accepted measurement systems (FDA recognized predicate) the "Reference".

The objectives:

1. To validate the Oxitone® 1000 performance in continuous or spot oximetry monitoring, relative to Reference readings.
2. To aggregate longitudinal clinical data from COPD patients measuring SpO2, pulse rate and activity.
3. To evaluate the main device parameters and characteristics such as sensor placement tolerance, device accuracy, precision, convenience and easy-to-use at stationary supine or seated tests and at mild motions as well.
4. To determine whether the measured data provided from patients (SpO2, pulse rate and movement) is useful in adjusting their treatment protocol.
5. To assess the safety and tolerability (compliance) of the Oxitone® 1000 in continuous oximetry monitoring in order to obtain sufficient clinical trial data in order to define performance criteria of the device system that are acceptable / useful in the medical context for patient populations and other healthy individuals, in which the device is likely to be used.

Overview: The trial shall assess the accuracy of the Oxitone® 1000 in measuring oxygen saturation, by comparing its measurement to reference devices: non-invasive SpO2 and pulse-rate values determined by a pulse oximeter. A total of approximately 40 subjects (20 healthy and 20 COPD patients) will be enrolled. These subjects will be enrolled at the medical center pulmonary department and will be recruited from the clinic patient base. The subjects will be represented by male and female adults who optimally cover a range of ethnic backgrounds (skin pigmentation). All testing will be performed in singleton and in a blinded fashion. This study will be conducted with the approval of the medical center ethics committee.This is a comparison open study with no subject follow-up.

Procedure: All instruments will be checked for functionality and battery operational capacity, prior to subject attachment including the data collection system, i.e. the wireless (B.T.) connectivity to P.C. (synchronized bidirectional two channels).