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Instructions to User
Dear Users,
Thank you very much for purchasing our product. Please read the following information very carefully before
using this device.
Read these instructions carefully before using this Gima Vital Signs Monitor. These instructions describe the
operating procedures to be followed strictly. Failure to follow these instructions can cause monitoring abnor-
mity, equipment damage and personal injury. The manufacturer is NOT responsible for the safety, reliability
and performance issues and any monitoring abnormality, personal injury and equipment damage due to user’s
negligence of the operation instructions.
The manufacturer’s warranty service does not cover such faults.
WARNING-PACEMAKER PATIENTS. This Gima Vital Signs Monitor may continue to count the pacema-
ker rate during occurrences of cardiac arrest or some arrhythmias. Do not rely entirely upon this monitor
ALARMS. Keep pacemaker patients under close surveillance.
Monitoring a single person at a time.
The Gima Vital Signs Monitor is defibrillator proof. Verify that the accessories can function safely and nor-
mally and the monitor is grounded properly before conducting defibrillation.
Disconnect the Gima Vital Signs Monitor and sensors before MRI scanning. Use during MRI could cause
burns or adversely affect the MRI image or the monitor’s accuracy.
If you have any doubt to the grounding layout and its performance, you must use the built-in battery to
power the Gima Vital Signs Monitor.
All combinations of equipment must be in compliance with standard of IEC 60601-1-1 for medical electric
system requirements.
Check SpO
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probe application site periodically (every 30 minutes) to determine circulation, positioning and
skin sensitivity.
The SpO
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probe of this Gima Vital Signs Monitor may not work for all testees. If stable readings can not be
obtained at any time, change appropriate probe or discontinue use of SpO
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monitoring.
Do not immerse the Gima Vital Signs Monitor or its accessories in liquid to clean.
Do not use accessories other than those provided/recommended by the manufacturer.
Each time the Gima Vital Signs Monitor is used, check the alarm limits to ensure that they are appropriate
for the patient being monitored.
The Gima Vital Signs Monitor is intended only as an adjunct in patient assessment. It must be used in con-
junction with clinical signs and symptoms.
When taking the measure of an pediatric or neonate’s (less than 10 years old) blood pressure, do NOT ope-
rate in the adult mode. The high inflation pressure may cause lesion or even body putrescence.
The Gima Vital Signs Monitor is prohibited from applying to those who have severe hemorrhagic tendency
or who are with sickle cell disease for they may develop partial bleeding when this monitor is used to take
the blood pressure measurement.
DO NOT take blood pressure measurement from a limb receiving ongoing transfusion or intubation or skin
lesion area, otherwise, damages may be caused to the limb.
Continuous use of SpO
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sensor may result in discomfort or pain, especially for those with micro-circulatory
problem. It is recommended that the sensor should NOT be applied to the same place for over two hours,
change the measuring site periodically if necessary.
