Wii Sports may get a new addition by way of a pulse oximeter

Wii sports is the best selling game unit in the history of modern gaming systems. It has sold an estimated of 65 million units and has yet to slow down in sales. What the fans of the device always desired was the ability to measure their pulse rate and oxygen levels during the game in order to monitor their fitness levels. However, this technology really as not available until the advent of the new portable pulse oximeter devices that have hit the market. A pulse oximeter is a medical and health device that is so well suited for measuring the pulse rate and the oxygen levels of individuals within seconds. So why didn’t they use this device previously with the Wii systems? The reason was that the pulse oximeter had not become portable in the sense that it could be made small enough to actually be used in the home setting. This changed however with the introduction of new chip technology that transformed the device completely. The modern pulse oximeter systems are extremely portable and small. As far as their size you can actually liken it to the size of a very small pager. As a result you can take it with you wherever that you need to go in order to monitor your health. The Wii sports users may be able to use the device in conjunction with their gaming system as a health monitoring mechanism so that they can track their health as they exercise. Actually, one of the important functions that the device serves is that if the individual using the game has a health condition namely a cardiac or respiratory illness, the pulse ox can actually help to ensure that they do not overextend themselves to the point of damaging their health without their direct intention to do so. A pulse oximeter works quite effectively to measure the pulse rate as well as the blood oxygen saturation of an individual The device is only a fraction of the size of a typical cell phone and thus it is extremely portable. It also is very accurate and instantly gives a reading of the oxygen saturation as well as pulse rate within seconds. By inserting your finger inside the portable device an infrared light passes through you finger. Hemoglobin absorbs light at different frequencies and as such the infrared light that goes through the finger bounces back to the oximeter device computer with a number that represents the oxygen levels of the body. This number means the world to people who live with conditions that require accurate monitoring of the oxygen levels in the body. Oximeter devices continue to break ground not only in the hospital setting but also the home setting as well. No longer do individuals need to be at their physician’s office or a hospital in order to take advantage of such a device to monitor their health. The newest generations of devices are not only extremely small and portable but they also are extremely affordable. So individuals living with various health conditions that are necessary to measure their oxygen levels can now use the device in the comfort of their home without ever having to worry about not monitoring their health on a continuous basis. The portability also allows them to take the device wherever they desire to go.