GE HealthCare and Raydiant Oximetry accelerate innovation in fetal oxygen saturation technology

CHICAGO & SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) and Raydiant Oximetry, Inc. today announced a joint development initiative to enhance fetal monitoring capabilities that could strengthen the support of clinical decision-making during labor. This effort leverages the combined expertise and technology of the two companies to advance fetal oxygen saturation monitoring technology with the goal of enhancing the detection of fetal distress during childbirth.

Incorporating oxygen saturation into fetal monitoring can help improve measurements of fetal distress and enhance clinician confidence when making critical decisions during labor by providing a more comprehensive view of fetal well-being. Additionally, improving clinicians’ evaluation of fetal status may help reduce emergency cesarean section rates, which have been steadily increasing worldwide over the last few decades beyond levels considered medically necessary.

“We are enthusiastic about the potential of our fetal pulse oximetry technology to improve the identification of fetal distress and the opportunity to improve outcomes for mothers and babies during childbirth,” said Neil P. Ray, MD, Founder and CEO of Raydiant Oximetry. “GE HealthCare’s deep knowledge of the fetal monitoring space will help us advance this technology that aims to transform the standard of care in fetal monitoring.”