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IRVINE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 10/31/13 -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced availability in Japan of iSpO2, the world's first Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion™ pulse oximeter for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

More than ever, people the world over desire access to high quality health data through mobile devices. Now, with the same Masimo SET® Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion™ pulse oximetry used on an estimated 100 million-plus patients per year in leading hospitals worldwide, iSpO2 provides accurate, real-time oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse rate (PR), and perfusion index (PI) results on compatible iOS devices.

iSpO2 can trend, store and email up to 12 hours of measurement history in a global standard .CSV file format, allowing patients and clinicians to share data remotely.

iSpO2 -- extremely lightweight at just 232 grams or about 0.5 pounds -- also offers:

• Multiple user interface language capability
• Instant software upgrades via the iSpO2 App
• Visible pulse rate via the Pleth waveform, demonstrating the unique ability of Masimo SET® to measure-through motion and low perfusion.

The performance of Masimo SET® pulse oximetry is proven by more than 100 independent and objective studies and thousands of clinical evaluations to accurately monitor blood oxygen saturation even in the most challenging conditions, including patient movement and low peripheral perfusion. The pulse oximetry standard-of-care at leading hospitals worldwide -- including by eight of the top 10 hospitals on the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Honor Roll (2013-2014) -- Masimo SET® virtually eliminates false alarms1 and increases a clinician's ability to detect life-threatening events.2

"The availability of iSpO2 in Japan is another example of Masimo's commitment to fulfilling real global demand for mobile technologies that help users access data about themselves, whenever and wherever they are," said Tetsuro Maniwa, President of Masimo Japan.

For more information about iSpO2 and other Masimo technologies, visit http://www.masimo.co.jp

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2. Taenzer, Andreas H.; Pyke, Joshua B.; McGrath, Susan P.; Blike, George T. "Impact of Pulse Oximetry Surveillance on Rescue Events and Intensive Care Unit Transfers: A Before-and-After Concurrence Study." Anesthesiology, February 2010, Vol. 112, Issue 2. Available online here.

Apple, iPad, iPhone, iPod and iPod touch are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. "Made for iPod®," "Made for iPhone®," and "Made for iPad®" mean that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod, iPhone, or iPad, respectively, and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards. Please note that the use of this accessory with iPod, iPhone, or iPad may affect wireless performance.

About Masimo

Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) is the global leader in innovative noninvasive monitoring technologies that significantly improve patient care -- helping solve "unsolvable" problems. In 1995, the company debuted Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, known as Masimo SET®, which virtually eliminated false alarms and increased pulse oximetry's ability to help clinicians detect life-threatening events. More than 100 independent and objective studies have shown that Masimo SET® outperforms other pulse oximetry technologies, even under the most challenging clinical conditions, including patient motion and low peripheral perfusion. In 2005, Masimo introduced rainbow ® Pulse CO-Oximetry™ technology, allowing noninvasive and continuous monitoring of blood constituents that previously required invasive procedures; total hemoglobin (SpHb®), oxygen content (SpOC™), carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO®), methemoglobin (SpMet®), PVI®, and perfusion index (PI), in addition to measure-through motion SpO2, and pulse rate. In 2008, Masimo introduced Patient SafetyNet™, a remote monitoring and wireless clinician notification system designed to help hospitals avoid preventable deaths and injuries associated with failure to rescue events. In 2009, Masimo introduced rainbow® Acoustic Monitoring™, the first-ever commercially available noninvasive and continuous monitoring of acoustic respiration rate (RRa™). Masimo SET® and Masimo rainbow® technologies also can be found in over 100 multiparameter patient monitors from over 50 medical device manufacturers around the world. Founded in 1989, Masimo has the mission of "Improving Patient Outcome and Reducing Cost of Care ... by Taking Noninvasive Monitoring to New Sites and Applications®." Additional information about Masimo and its products may be found at www.masimo.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in connection with the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations about future events affecting us and are subject to risks and uncertainties, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control and could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in our forward-looking statements as a result of various risk factors related to the new iSpO2, including our belief in the breakthrough ability of Masimo SET® pulse oximetry to measure-through motion and low perfusion; as well as other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of our most recent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which may be obtained for free at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we do not know whether our expectations will prove correct. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of today's date. We do not undertake any obligation to update, amend or clarify these statements or the "Risk Factors" contained in our most recent reports filed with the SEC, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under the applicable securities laws.

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Masimo Corporation
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