Panda iRes Warmer
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ThermaLink
The ThermaLink Serial data interface and Nurse Call connections are options offered with the Panda
Warmer. Your unit has these features if there is a 9 pin connector on the back of the heater housing,
near the power receptacles.
Using the Serial Data interface
WARNING:
Remote monitoring does not replace the need for direct patient observation by qualified
medical personnel.
The ThermaLink serial data output can be used with a computer or a commercial RS-232 monitor.
Because of the wide variety of applications and systems, detailed information on decoding the data
stream appears in the Service manual. For details of the RS-232 protocol and the connector pinout,
refer to the Service manual.
WARNING:
The computer or RS-232 monitor’s user program must continuously check the data link.
The program should constantly verify connection to the warmer controller and check for
updated data.
Using the Nurse Call System interface
WARNING:
Remote monitoring does not replace the need for direct patient observation by qualified
medical personnel.
WARNING:
If you connect the Nurse Call output to system which uses the normally open connection, a
disconnected Nurse Call cable will not trigger an alarm.
The Nurse Call connector lets you use the warmer with your current remote alarm system. Nurse Call
alarms trigger for but are not limited to:
• Patient Temperature Alarms
• Control Temperature Alarms
• Probe Failure Alarms
• System Failure Alarms
The Nurse Call alarms works with the warmer’s audible alarm. Silencing the audible alarm on the
warmer stops the Nurse Call alarm even if the alarm condition still exists. At the end of the silence
period, the Nurse Call alarm and the audible alarm reactivate unless the condition has been resolved.
The alarm silence period ends prematurely if another alarm triggers. Refer to the Service manual for
additional information on Nurse Call connections.
