Alarm system
CNAP
®
Monitor 500
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Menu item
Description
Settings
– Acknowledgement of alarms)
min, 3 min
Alarm Pause
Pausing of alarms (see chapter 6.3.2 – Pausing
/switching off alarms –
Alarms Paused
,
Alarms Off
)
1 min, 2 min, 3
min, no timeout
NOTE:
•
The defined safe limits configured in the factory settings never leave the physiological
area.
Sys, Dia, MAP, Pulse
: Setting of alarm function for every single parameter:
•
On, Off
•
Lower: lower limit
•
Upper: upper limit
•
Current: Display of current numeric value of a given vital parameter
STOP:
•
The CNAP
®
Monitor 500 determines the alarm limits based on the entered patient cat-
egory. Thus, be sure to enter the correct patient category before starting a measure-
ment.
•
The operator can adjust alarm limits within the
Alarm defaults
menu. Alarm limit
settings for the patient categories
Adult
and
Pediatric
are to be performed sepa-
rately. The respective menu is located in a password protected area of the CNAP
®
Monitor 500, which can be accessed via the
Service
menu. The necessary password
as well as further information about configuring individual user settings or restoring
factory settings can be found in the CNAP
®
Monitor 500 “Service manual for users“.
STOP:
•
The parallel use of different alarm settings for the same device (or similar instruments)
used in different areas (e.g. in the intensive care unit or in cardiac surgery) might con-
stitute a possible danger for patients.
6.4.3
Auto limits
By means of the function
Auto limits
,
the operator is able to adjust alarm limits to a specific
patient. Therefore, it is necessary to wait for the monitor to display physiological signals of a mea-
surement in order to be able to activate
Auto limits
.
Later, if patient data is deleted or new pa-
tient data is entered, the function
Auto limits
will be deactivated automatically.
Using this function leads to the alarm limits of activated alarms being adjusted to the currently
measured vital parameters. The alarm limits will then be set within a predefined safety range
based on the measured individual parameters:
•
Narrow:
currently measured value Sys/Dia/MAP/Pulse ± 20mmHg
•
Wide:
currently measured value Sys/Dia/MAP/Pulse ± 30mmHg
•
Cancel:
return to
Alarm limits
menu without changing the alarm limits
•
Off:
alarm limits are restored to user settings
(
Alarm defaults
).
Alarm limits set by means of
Auto limits
are based on the patient's parameters measured at the
time of function activation.
Distributed by BIOPAC Systems, Inc.
Manufactured by CNSystems AG
