Propaq® LT Vital Signs Monitor Directions for Use 901061 Patient monitor
Propaq ® LT Vital Signs Monitor
Directions for Use
901061 Patient monitor Software version 1.70.XX
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Contents
| 1 - Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . 1 |
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| Intended use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . 1 |
| Contraindications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . 1 |
| Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . 1 |
| Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . 4 |
| . . . . . . . . Operator Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . 4 |
| . . . Disconnect AC power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . 5 |
| Controls, indicators, and connectors . . . . . . . . . . | . 10 |
| Features and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 12 |
| Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 12 |
| . USB option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 12 |
| HIPAA considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 13 |
| 2 - Overview of monitor operation . . . . . . . . . | . 15 |
| Turning on the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 15 |
| Selecting a language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 16 |
| About the charging/communications cradle . . . . . | . 17 |
| Displaying data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 20 |
| . . About navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 25 |
| Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 27 |
| About monitor information screens . . . . . . . . . . . | . 33 |
| Using demo mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 35 |
| Power saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 39 |
| Turning off the monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 39 |
| About error detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 39 |
| Transporting the monitor with the patient . . . . . . | . 39 |
| 3 - Standalone monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 43 |
| Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 43 |
| Preparing for a new patient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 43 |
| Continuing to monitor a patient on power-up. . . . | . 47 |
| Monitoring ECG and Resp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 47 |
| Monitoring SpO 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 56 |
| Monitoring blood pressure (NIBP) . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 62 |
| Changing the default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 67 |
| To discontinue monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 69 |
| 4 - Physiological and technical alarms . . . . . . | . 71 |
| Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 71 |
| . . . . . . Silencing an alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 74 |
| Suspending the alarm tone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 75 |
| Changing alarm limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 77 |
| About ParamSet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 77 |
| Responding to a high-priority alarm . . . . . . . . . . . | . 77 |
| Responding to a medium-priority alarm . . . . . . . . | . 78 |
| About battery charge status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 78 |
| Technical alarm messages and status messages. | . 80 |
Table Caption: This table is a detailed index or table of contents for a user manual, outlining the various sections and their corresponding page numbers. It covers topics ranging from basic introduction and safety to advanced operation, alarm management, and specific monitoring features.
Table Caption: This table is a table of contents for a user manual, detailing sections on patient data management, monitor configuration, PC utility, printing, maintenance, specifications, compliance, warranty, and accessories, along with their corresponding page numbers.
Introduction
Intended use
The Propaq LT Series
