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WARNING: The sensor uses the date and time
provided by the NPB-40 handheld pulse oximeter
when the sensor event record is recorded by the
sensor. The accuracy of the date/time is dependent on
the date/time already set in and provided by the
NPB-40.
WARNING: Failure to cover the O
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sensor site
with opaque material in high ambient light conditions
may result in inaccurate measurements.
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Sensor Event Record Data
The NPB-40 records a patient’s O
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event history from the O
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sensor’s memory chip,
allowing a patient’s event history to travel with the
patient as the patient moves throughout the hospital. This
allows caregivers to assess whether the patient had a bad
event during transport or in the previous area of care.
This feature is only available with adhesive
single-patient-use
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sensors. Single-patient-use
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sensors are intended for single-patient use only;
recorded %SpO
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event history data does not distinguish
between events that have been collected from multiple
patients.