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Tribute to Dr. Takuo Aoyagi, inventor of pulse oximetry
INTRODUCTION: Dr. Takuo Aoyagi invented pulse oximetry in 1974. Pulse oximeters are widely used worldwide, most recently making headlines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Aoyagi passed away on April 18, 2020, aware of the significance of his invention, but still actively searching for the theory th...
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author | Miyasaka, Katsuyuki Shelley, Kirk Takahashi, Shosuke Kubota, Hironami Ito, Kazumasa Yoshiya, Ikuto Yamanishi, Akio Cooper, Jeffrey B. Steward, David J. Nishida, Hiroshi Kiani, Joe Ogino, Hirokazu Sata, Yasuhiko Kopotic, Robert J. Jenkin, Kitty Hannenberg, Alex Gawande, Atul |
author_facet | Miyasaka, Katsuyuki Shelley, Kirk Takahashi, Shosuke Kubota, Hironami Ito, Kazumasa Yoshiya, Ikuto Yamanishi, Akio Cooper, Jeffrey B. Steward, David J. Nishida, Hiroshi Kiani, Joe Ogino, Hirokazu Sata, Yasuhiko Kopotic, Robert J. Jenkin, Kitty Hannenberg, Alex Gawande, Atul |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Dr. Takuo Aoyagi invented pulse oximetry in 1974. Pulse oximeters are widely used worldwide, most recently making headlines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Aoyagi passed away on April 18, 2020, aware of the significance of his invention, but still actively searching for the theory that would take his invention to new heights. METHOD: Many people who knew Dr. Aoyagi, or knew of him and his invention, agreed to participate in this tribute to his work. The authors, from Japan and around the world, represent all aspects of the development of medical devices, including scientists and engineers, clinicians, academics, business people, and clinical practitioners. RESULTS: While the idea of pulse oximetry originated in Japan, device development lagged in Japan due to a lack of business, clinical, and academic interest. Awareness of the importance of anesthesia safety in the US, due to academic foresight and media attention, in combination with excellence in technological innovation, led to widespread use of pulse oximetry around the world. CONCLUSION: Dr. Aoyagi’s final wish was to find a theory of pulse oximetry. We hope this tribute to him and his invention will inspire a new generation of scientists, clinicians, and related organizations to secure the foundation of the theory. |
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spelling | pubmed-83273062021-08-02 Tribute to Dr. Takuo Aoyagi, inventor of pulse oximetry Miyasaka, Katsuyuki Shelley, Kirk Takahashi, Shosuke Kubota, Hironami Ito, Kazumasa Yoshiya, Ikuto Yamanishi, Akio Cooper, Jeffrey B. Steward, David J. Nishida, Hiroshi Kiani, Joe Ogino, Hirokazu Sata, Yasuhiko Kopotic, Robert J. Jenkin, Kitty Hannenberg, Alex Gawande, Atul J Anesth Special Article INTRODUCTION: Dr. Takuo Aoyagi invented pulse oximetry in 1974. Pulse oximeters are widely used worldwide, most recently making headlines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Aoyagi passed away on April 18, 2020, aware of the significance of his invention, but still actively searching for the theory that would take his invention to new heights. METHOD: Many people who knew Dr. Aoyagi, or knew of him and his invention, agreed to participate in this tribute to his work. The authors, from Japan and around the world, represent all aspects of the development of medical devices, including scientists and engineers, clinicians, academics, business people, and clinical practitioners. RESULTS: While the idea of pulse oximetry originated in Japan, device development lagged in Japan due to a lack of business, clinical, and academic interest. Awareness of the importance of anesthesia safety in the US, due to academic foresight and media attention, in combination with excellence in technological innovation, led to widespread use of pulse oximetry around the world. CONCLUSION: Dr. Aoyagi’s final wish was to find a theory of pulse oximetry. We hope this tribute to him and his invention will inspire a new generation of scientists, clinicians, and related organizations to secure the foundation of the theory. Springer Singapore 2021-08-02 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC8327306/ /pubmed/34338865 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00540-021-02967-z Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Special Article Miyasaka, Katsuyuki Shelley, Kirk Takahashi, Shosuke Kubota, Hironami Ito, Kazumasa Yoshiya, Ikuto Yamanishi, Akio Cooper, Jeffrey B. Steward, David J. Nishida, Hiroshi Kiani, Joe Ogino, Hirokazu Sata, Yasuhiko Kopotic, Robert J. Jenkin, Kitty Hannenberg, Alex Gawande, Atul Tribute to Dr. Takuo Aoyagi, inventor of pulse oximetry |
title | Tribute to Dr. Takuo Aoyagi, inventor of pulse oximetry |
title_full | Tribute to Dr. Takuo Aoyagi, inventor of pulse oximetry |
title_fullStr | Tribute to Dr. Takuo Aoyagi, inventor of pulse oximetry |
title_full_unstemmed | Tribute to Dr. Takuo Aoyagi, inventor of pulse oximetry |
title_short | Tribute to Dr. Takuo Aoyagi, inventor of pulse oximetry |
title_sort | tribute to dr. takuo aoyagi, inventor of pulse oximetry |
topic | Special Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8327306/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34338865 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00540-021-02967-z |
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