Smiths Medical 1818R, Operation And Service Manual

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Chapter 2: General Description
Oximeter Operation and Service Manual 2-1
Chapter 2: General Description
Intended Use
The oximeter provides fast, reliable SpO
2
and pulse rate measurements. It
can be used in the hospital or clinical environment, and during emergency
air or land transport. The oximeter will operate accurately over an ambient
temperature range of 32 to 131
°
F (0 to 55
°
C). The oximeter works with
all BCI
®
oximetry sensors providing SpO
2
and pulse rate on all patients
from neonate to adult.
Features
• Provides fast, reliable SpO
2
and pulse rate measurements on any
patient, from neonates to adults.
• Ideally suited for use in intensive care units, in outpatient clinics,
in emergency rooms, or during emergency air or land transport.
• Portable and lightweight. Weighs only 9 ounces (255 grams) with-
out the batteries.
• Ergonomically designed to fit comfortably in the palm of your
hand.
• Uses three standard alkaline batteries (type LR 14) or three
rechargeable (type KR27/50) NiCad “C” cell batteries.
• Battery life is approximately twenty-four (24) hours in continuous
mode or eighty (80) hours in spot check mode.
• Bright, easy-to-read LED displays indicate SpO
2
and pulse rate
measurements.
• An eight-segment LED bar graph indicates pulse strength.
• Automatically turns off after patient’s finger is removed from the
sensor.
• Low battery indicator lights when about two hours of battery use
remains.
• Optionally connects to an external printer or computer, providing
spot check printouts of SpO
2
and pulse rate readings.
• Collects up to seventeen (17) hours of spot check data for up to
ninety-nine (99) patients for printout later.