Greg LeMond & Mark Hom, MD

Here are some possible niche uses of the Masimo iSpO2 for specific types of athletes and exercise situations:

1. High altitude training: The US Olympic training camp is in Colorado Springs well over a mile above sea level. Living at high altitude causes some adaptive changes to low pO₂such as increasing hemoglobin. Pulse oximetry could help monitor for O₂ desaturation and detect those at risk for altitude sickness when exercising intensely at the lower pO₂, found at high altitude.
2. Fitness trainers who train their athletes at altitude or push them very, very hard: Trainers like to have data and might be interested in even small changes in O₂ saturation. The iSpO2makes this data very precise and repeatable.
3. Extreme mountain climbing: where high altitude, high exertion, hypothermia, and sometimes supplemental O₂ combine to make O₂ a key element of performance and safety.” (p. 133)