Fluke Biomedical medTester 5000C - Manual (Page 281)

Biomedical Test System
Non-Invasive Blood Pressure (NIBP) Module
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The medTester records the following test parameters from the CuffLink for
the test record:
Peak
Pressure
Total Time
Inflation Rate and Time
Deflation Rate and Time
You should now observe the blood pressure and heart rate readings displayed
on the NIBP monitor. You can enter test results in two ways:
1. You can make a judgment yourself and press F1 PASS or F2 FAIL to
store that with the record. FAIL is stored with a “#”.
2. Or you can press F3 DATA to enter the actually observed NIBP monitor
readings into the medTester using the numeric, UP/DOWN, and
LEFT/RIGHT keys, followed by ENT to complete. Enter the data below
the nominal values. Note that if there was an envelope shift, the
medTester display of nominal blood pressures now includes that shift.
Now the medTester will compare entered data to the autosequence
programmed limits for blood pressure and heart rate. If any values are out
of limits, the medTester displays a message which flags that value with a
‘#” and states the out of limit condition. You may then accept the value
or may repeat the test.
Any out of limit value which is accepted for the test record will be stored with
a ‘#’ which will indicate that the test record contains a failed test.
Note
Refer to the operating or service manual of the NIBP monitor to
be inspected for the suitability of the autosequences’s
PRESSURE TEST, LEAK TEST, and POPOFF TEST. These
CuffLink pressure tests require that the NIBP monitor must be
able to close its pneumatic cuff circuit during the test sequence.
If the NIBP monitor has its own pressure test, leak test, or
popoff test; run them in lieu of the prescribed CuffLink tests.