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Patient Monitoring with the SDMS
Note: Sensor calibration – if necessary – will start (message
‘Calibration in progress’). The message ‘Ready for use’ will
display once calibration is finished.
6. Clean the skin in the center of the Ear Clip’s retainer ring
with a dry swab or, if necessary, a swab wetted with 70%
isopropanol (or according to your institution’s skin cleaning/
degreasing procedures) to remove any contact liquid residues
or dirt and let it dry.
7. Carefully inspect the earlobe.
CAUTION: Do not reattach the sensor to the same
earlobe if any skin irritations are noted during site inspection.
8. To reapply the sensor to the same earlobe, continue at step
5 in section ‘Sensor Application using an Ear Clip’ (p.
27
).
Make sure to reapply one small drop of contact liquid to the
sensor’s center before reinserting it into the Ear Clip.
Sensor Removal without Reattachment to Same
Earlobe
1. Open the clip’s jaws and remove it
from the earlobe together with the sen-
sor by turning it sideways.
2. Clean the earlobe with a dry swab or, if necessary, a swab
wetted with 70% isopropanol (or according to your institution’s
skin cleaning/ degreasing procedures) to remove any contact
liquid residues or dirt and then carefully inspect the earlobe to
note any potential skin irritations.
3. Remove the sensor from the Ear
Clip, discard the clip and then follow
steps 3 to 5 above to clean the sensor,
to check the condition of its membrane
and its integrity as well as to insert it in
the Docking Station for calibration and/
or storage.
CAUTION: To maintain monitor readiness and minimize
PCO
2
drift potential, always keep the SDM switched on and
store the sensor in the Docking Station in between monitoring.
