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Trio™ Operating Instructions
2.4.4.5
NIBP Troubleshooting
MESSAGE/
PROBLEM
REASON
SOLUTION
NS ALM LMT ERR
Functional failure
Notify hospital technician or
Customer Support
NM ALM LMT ERR
Functional failure
Notify hospital technician or
Customer Support
ND ALM LMT ERR
Functional failure
Notify hospital technician or
Customer Support
NIBP SELF TEST ERR
NIBP module hardware failure
Notify hospital technician or
Customer Support
NIBP COMM ERR
Communication with NIBP module has
failed
Notify hospital technician or
Customer Support
LOOSE CUFF
Cuff is not properly wrapped or no
cuff exists
Check cuff, reapply if necessary
AIR LEAK
Cuff, hose or connector is damaged
Check cuff and hose connections,
replace as necessary. If problem
persists, notify hospital technician
or Customer Support.
Internal Leak
AIR PRESSURE
ERROR
Stable pressure value is not available.
e.g. hoses are pinched or occluded
Check hoses. If failure persists,
notify hospital technician or
Customer Support.
WEAK SIGNAL
Cuff is too loose or patient pulse is too
weak
Check patient, reapply hose. Notify
physician.
RANGE EXCEEDED
NIBP value exceeds the upper
measurement limit
Check patient, notify physician
EXCESSIVE
MOTION and/or
SIGNAL
SATURATED
Monitor is detecting too much motion
and/or noise to obtain a reading
Instruct patient to remain still during
the NIBP cuff reading. If patient is
agitated, consider trying to take the
pressure at a later time when
patient is calm.
OVER PRESSURE
Pressure has exceeded the specified
upper safety limit
Try again. If failure persists, notify
hospital technician or Customer
Support.
PNEUMATIC LEAK
During pneumatic test, leak is
detected
Notify hospital technician or
Customer Support
NIBP SYSTEM
FAILURE
Operation of blood pressure pump
system failed
Notify hospital technician or
Customer Support
NIBP TIME OUT
Measuring time has exceeded 120
seconds
Check patient, restart NIBP
measurement
MEASURE FAIL
The system cannot perform
measurement, analysis or calculation
Check patient, restart NIBP
measurement
Unable to obtain a
BP reading
Patient movement
Wait until patient is calm or gently
hold patient’s limb
Cuff or hose not attached or leaking
Check all connections
HR irregular / arrhythmia present
Check patient, notify physician
Blood pressure is out of range
Check patient, verify BP with
manual method, notify physician
Incorrect cuff size / brand
Measure patient’s limb, verify cuff
size. Use only approved
accessories.