Welch Allyn Means ECG Physicians Manual for CP Series Electrocardiographs - User Manual - Manual (Page 2)

MEANS Physicians Manual
Welch Allyn
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Caution
Federal US law restricts sale of the device identified in this manual to, or on the order of, a
licensed physician.
The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. No part of this manual
may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated into another language without the prior written
consent of Welch Allyn.
About this manual
This manual documents the logic behind the diagnostic criteria provided by the Welch Allyn
CP series interpretive resting ECG system. It is provided as a supplement to the
electrocardiographs user's manual for those interested in or requiring knowledge of specific details
of the system's algorithms. Please refer to the electrocardiographs general user's manual for
information about use, installation and configuration, as well as applicable precautions and
warnings.
The algorithms employed in our system are collectively known as the Modular ECG Analysis
System, MEANS. MEANS was developed by the Department of Medical Informatics at the Erasmus
University of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Portions of this manual are copyright
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1999 by the
Department of Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Erasmus University
Rotterdam, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
The initial sections of this manual provide an overview of the general signal processing methodology
involved, followed by detailed descriptions of the contour and rhythm analysis statement logic, and
an index to all statements. The final section provides an analysis of the performance of MEANS.