Rad-8 Signal Extraction Pulse Oximeter Operator’s Manual
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s y s t e m d e s c r i p t i o n
I n t r o d u c t i o n
The Rad-8 family of pulse oximeters are full featured pulse oximeters designed for ease
of operation. All pulse oximetry measurement information, as well as device status data,
is displayed on the front panel of the device. All user input is handled by control buttons
on the front panel and the sensor cable connection is located on the left side of the Rad-8
horizontal and the bottom of the Rad-8 vertical.
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Rad-8 family offers full Masimo SET technology in a small compact device
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Rad-8 family supports the full line of Masimo sensors and patient cables (see
Section 8,
Sensors and Patient Cables
)
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Rad-8 family supports standardization of sensors and pulse oximetry technology
throughout the hospital
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MASIMO SET PARALLEL ENGINES
MASIMO SET DST
Digitized,
Filtered &
Normalized
R/IR
R/IR
(Conventional
Pulse Oximetry)
Adaptive
Filter with
DST
®
SST
TM
Proprietary
Algorithm 5
Saturation
Post
Processor
Confidence
Based
Arbitrator
MEAS
CONF
MEAS
CONF
MEAS
CONF
MEAS
CONF
MEAS
CONF
Proprietary
Algorithm 4
