Masimo®, the inventor of Read-Through Motion & Low Perfusion Pulse Oximetry, is proud to announce that its CEO and Founder, Joe E. Kiani, has received the prestigious 2005 Monty award from San Diego State University. This annual honor recognizes the outstanding achievements and success of prominent SDSU alumni from each of the school’s academic colleges, and Mr. Kiani received the College of Engineering 2005 Monty Award. This year’s award ceremonies were held Saturday, March 5th.
Mr. Kiani received both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in electrical engineering from San Diego State University in the 1980’s, and founded Masimo in 1989 shortly after completing his formal education. He has served as CEO and chairman since that time, and co-invented Masimo SET® Pulse Oximetry with friend and engineer, Mohamed Diab, applying system theory and adaptive signal processing to dramatically improve the monitoring of pulse rate and oxygen saturation in the blood. This month Masimo announced its second major advance in patient monitoring with Masimo Rainbow™ SET® Pulse CO-Oximetry™, a new technology that allows caregivers to noninvasively measure carbon monoxide concentration of the blood, for the first time. The Masimo Rainbow™ SET® platform is designed to allow for the monitoring of additional parameters like methemoglobin (SpMet™), as well as arterial oxygen saturation completely noninvasively.
“When we consider candidates, we look not only for success and innovation, but also for evidence that the university played some role in that success,” reported Professor David T. Hayhurst, Dean of Engineering at SDSU. “Joe Kiani did stellar work here in electrical and computer engineering, and that has clearly been applied brilliantly in the development of Masimo SET® Pulse Oximetry, which has gone on to become an international standard. We are equally impressed with his perseverance in doing what was necessary to overcome numerous significant obstacles in turning his scientific breakthrough into a real product, and then successfully penetrating a market that is very difficult to enter. We are extremely proud to recognize Joe for all his accomplishments.”
“As an educator I persistently address the questions: ‘Am I getting through to them? Am I making a difference in their lives? How do I measure if I am?’” says Professor Fredric Harris, Cubic Signal Processing Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at SDSU. “One way is by reviewing the accomplishments of my former students. Joe Kiani is an example of a former student that every teacher wishes he had by the room-full. Joe is a creative individual who directed his native intelligence and SDSU-acquired education to a class of medical instrumentation problems. He recognized them as an opportunity to apply advanced signal processing techniques. As founder of Masimo Corp., in the best tradition of entrepreneurship, he guided development of a novel class of high performance medical instrumentation methods that have revolutionized patient monitoring systems. The Monty award Joe received at the 33rd Alumni Association Awards Gala is SDSU’s public recognition of the success of one our distinguished alumni. His award is much deserved and I am proud to know Joe as a faculty member, as an advisor, and as a friend.”
Masimo, founded in 1989, is the inventor and leader of Signal Extraction Technology for the non-invasive monitoring of vital signs. Masimo develops, licenses, and markets advanced medical signal processing technologies and product. Masimo Signal Extraction Technology, or Masimo SET®, represents the standard of care for pulse oximeters. With its introduction in 1996, Masimo SET® overcame data dropouts, false alarms and inaccurate measurements due to patient motion, low perfusion and other challenging conditions. Over 100 clinical studies support the conclusion that Masimo SET® is the most effective pulse oximeter in the world.
With the advent of Rainbow™ Technology, Masimo ushers a new era for noninvasive monitoring, where patients at risk of respiratory and cardiac complications, carbon monoxide poisoning and other life threatening diseases can be safely, noninvasively and accurately monitored with Pulse CO-Oximetry. Masimo is headquartered in Irvine, California. Additional information about Masimo and its products can be found at www.masimo.com.
Masimo, Signal Extraction Technology and SET® are registered trademarks of Masimo Corporation. Signal Extraction is a trademark of Masimo Corporation. Rainbow, Pulse CO-Oximetry, SpCO, and SpMet are trademarks of Masimo Laboratories.
Contact: Brad Langdale
Masimo Corporation
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