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2-1
2 Product Overview
2.1
Overview
WARNING:
Patient conditions may result in erroneous readings. If the measurements are
suspect, verify the reading using another clinically accepted measurement method.
This chapter contains basic information about the Nellcor™ bedside SpO
2
patient
monitoring system. The monitoring system relies on unique oximetry technology
and design to provide hospitals, clinicians, and caregivers accurate, timely data,
which includes a number of parameters.
•
Arterial blood oxygen saturation (SpO
2
) —
Functional measure of oxygenated
hemoglobin relative to the sum of oxyhemoglobin and deoxyhemoglobin
•
Pulse rate (PR) —
Detected heart pulsations in beats per minute
•
Plethysmographic waveform (Pleth) —
A non-normalized waveform that represents
relative pulsatile strength
•
Operating status —
State of the monitoring system, including alarm conditions and
messages
•
Patient data —
Real-time trend data on the current patient
•
Sensor messages —
Detected real-time information on attached patient sensor
2.2
Product Description
The Nellcor™ bedside SpO
2
patient monitoring system provides continuous, nonin-
vasive monitoring of functional oxygen saturation of arterial hemoglobin (SpO
2
) and
pulse rate.
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