Instruction for use
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PRO-36
c. While seated, place palm upside in front of you on a fl at surface such as a desk or table.
Position the air tube in the middle of your arm in line with your middle fi nger.
d. The cuff should fi t comfortably, yet snugly around your arm. You should be able to insert
one fi nger between your arm and the cuff.
Note:
Please refer to the cuff circumference range in “SPECIFICATIONS” to make sure that the
appropriate cuff is used.
Measure on the left arm each time.
Do not move your arm, body, or the monitor and do not move the rubber tube during measurement.
Stay still, calm for 5 minutes before blood pressure measurement.
Please keep the cuff clean. If the cuff becomes dirty, remove it from the monitor and clear it by hand in a mild detergent, then rinse
it thoroughly in cold water. Never dry the cuff in clothes dryer or iron it. Clean the cuff after the usage of every 200 times is recom-
mended.
Do not place the cuff around your arm if the arm has any infl ammation, acute diseases, infections skin wounds.
7.6. Carrying out a measurement
Before the measurement:
Avoid eating, smoking as well as all forms of exertion directly before the measurement. All these factors infl uence the measurement
result. Try and fi nd time to relax by sitting in an armchair in a quiet atmosphere for about ten minutes before the measurement.
Remove any garment that fi ts closely to your upper arm.
Measure always on the same arm (normally left).
Attempt to carry out the measurements regularly at the same time of day, since the
blood-pressure changes during the course of the day.
Sitting Comfortably Measurement
a. Be seated with your feet fl at on the fl oor, and don’t cross your legs.
b. Place palm upside in front of you on a fl at surface such as a desk or table.
c. The middle of the cuff should be at the level of the right atrium of the heart.
Lying Down Measurement
d. Lie on your back.
e. Place your left arm straight along your side with your palm upside.
f. The cuff should be placed at the same level as your heart.