Spacelabs Healthcare 90217A, Operation Manual

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070-2177-01 Rev B
8. Show the patient how to enter information in the Patient Diary. Make sure
the patient knows what to do if the cuff becomes very uncomfortable during
a measurement, if it slips out of place, or if event codes are displayed on the
monitor screen (refer to Patient Instructions on page 1-9). Also, ensure that the
patient knows how to care for the monitor.
9. When you are satisfied that the monitor is operating properly, the remaining
measurements in the Office Check mode may be cancelled. Refer to Office
Check Mode on page 1-8.
1.4.1 Using Cuff Support
Note: Keeping the blood pressure cuff in place is very important both for patient
comfort and for the accuracy of the readings. This becomes particularly
challenging when the arm has considerable taper, as is often the case with
obese patients.
1. Put the large loop of the support around the opposite arm. Once the cuff is
successfully applied to the patient, adjust the length so that the junction of the
straps fits well back on the shoulder towards the neck.
2. Fasten the rear short strap to the rear of the armpit. Be careful to clip to the
material only and not to the bladder.
3. Fasten the front strap to the top layer of the cuff material at the location where
the hose exits the cuff. Adjust the length of these straps to apply a minor
amount of tension to hold the cuff in the correct position.
1.4.2 Optional Accessories
Table 3: Optional Accessories
Accessories Part Number
Cuff Support Harness 015-0070-00
Service Manual 070-2157-02
Quick Disconnect Coupling 712-0794-00
Male Quick Disconnect to Luer Adapter 712-0773-00
1.4.3 Correlating with Manual Readings
The monitor bleeds pressure in discrete steps (not continuously), using the oscillometric
method of blood pressure determination. If manual pressure readings are taken
simultaneously with the monitor readings, interpolation is required to accurately correlate
monitor systolic and diastolic pressure values with the manual auscultatory pressures.
• For systole, record the first pressure at which a Korotkoff sound is heard. Actual
systolic pressure is somewhere between the pressure when the sound is heard