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PHYSIO-PORT / PHYSIO-PORT AS
A8136 Revision A
Application
Place the cuff on that arm of the patient which is
used less frequently during normal daily activities:
on adults about 2 fingers' breadth above the bend
of the elbow. Bending the arm must not change the
cuff level.
It is recommended to place a hose made of mull
between arm and cuff.
Verify that
The cuff tubing points up towards the
shoulder (Fig. 4-1),
no compression or restriction of connection
tubing can occur
the side with the
label is on the
skin
the arrow is located above the brachial
artery
the dashed white line at the end of the cuff
is located between the two dashed
lines when you close the cuff (if this is not
the case, select another cuff size, see Fig.
4-2),
the cuff fits snugly around the arm but does
not compress the blood vessels
the cuff and the PHYSIO-PORT devices are
used inside the ambient conditions for
operation and inside the measuring range (s.
chapter „Technical Specifications“)
4.2 Performing a Trial Measurement
Switch on the PHYSIO-PORT device and place it
in the wearable pouch. There is an aperture in the
pouch to accommodate the cuff connection tube.
Attach the pouch to the patient (shoulder strap,
belt). For reasons of hygiene, it is not advised to
carry the pouch on the bare skin.
Guide the pressure tubing around the patient’s
neck as a strain relief and connect it to the blood
pressure cuff port of the PHYSIO-PORT device
(see Fig. 2-3). Do not wrap the pressure tubing
completely around the neck to avoid strangulation
of the patient. You must hear the connector click
into place. Ensure that the tube is not kinked or
blocked during the measurement.
To avoid erroneous measurements, ensure that
the patient does not move during the trial
measurement. The patient may stand or sit.
Push to initiate the first measurement.
Within a few seconds, the device starts inflating
the cuff. When the inflation pressure has been
reached, the cuff will gradually be deflated
(deflation measurement method) or the pressure
will be released quickly (inflation measurement
method). If PHYSIO-PORT AS is used and the
pulse wave analysis has been activated, the
measured mean arterial pressure level (MAD) is
set and held in the cuff for 15 seconds, directly
after the blood pressure measurement has been
performed. Only then will the cuff pressure be
released completely. The respective measured cuff
pressure is indicated on the display.
The following values are displayed at the end of
the measurement:
the systolic readings (S in mmHg)
the diastolic readings (D in mmHg) and
the pulse rate (HR/min
-1
).
If an error code is displayed after the
measurement, tighten the cuff a little and push
again (see also chapter „Error Codes).
If the trial measurement has been completed
successfully, the device is ready for automatic
measurements.
Note
Before using a PHYSIO-PORT device, the data in
the memory must be deleted, the time and date
checked and, if wrong, corrected, the desired
measuring program must be selected and the signal
transmitter switched on or off if necessary. The
product variant PHYSIO-PORT AS does not have a
signal transmitter. An additional evaluation
program (e. g. PhysioPortWin) is required for these
activities when starting and programming.
