Fluke Biomedical medTester 5000C Operators, Operator'S Manual

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Biomedical Test System
Non-Invasive Blood Pressure (NIBP) Module
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LEAK TEST
The leak test measures the rate of leakage in the NIBP measurement system
after it is inflated to a fixed pressure level.
Press F1 START to start the leak test.
On starting a leak test, initially the medTester commands the CuffLink to
inflate up to 200 mmHg. Then it continuously reads the pressure from the
CuffLink. Adjust the pressure to the value where you would like to start the
leak test. You can adjust the pressure by pressing F1 RELEASE to release all
pressure back to zero, F2 200 to inflate the pressure back up to 200 mmHg,
or F3 +25 to inflate the pressure to 25 mmHg higher than the last reading.
When you have adjusted the pressure to your desired leak test start pressure,
press F5 START.
The medTester continuously reads and displays the CuffLink pressure and
also the duration of the leak test in minutes and seconds.
Press F5 END to end the leak test.
The medTester displays the leak rate in mmHg/minute. Press F5
CONTINUE to accept the test or F4 REPEAT to repeat the test.
POP OFF TEST
The pop off test measures how much pressure is required to pop off, or
activate, the pressure release safety valve of the NIBP monitor.
Press F1 START to start the pop off test.
On starting a pop off test, initially the medTester commands the CuffLink to
inflate up to 200 mmHg. From there, it increments the pressure by 10
mmHg, up to a maximum of 500 mmHg. until the pressure in the system
drops, indicating that the pressure release valve has opened.
Press F5 END to end the pop off test.
The medTester displays the pop off pressure. Press F5 CONTINUE to
accept the test or F4 REPEAT to repeat the test.