CVS BM 35 User manual

ENGLISH Blood pressure monitor
Instruction manual ....................2
ESPANOL Tensiómetro
Manual de instrucciones ........20
Model BM 35
Item # 708884
Modelo BM 35
Número de artículo # 708884
READ THIS MANUAL COMPLETELY AND
CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT
Keep this manual in a safe location for future reference
LEA TODO ESTE MANUAL CON ATENCIÓN ANTES
DE USAR ESTE PRODUCTO
Conserve este manual en un lugar seguro
para consultarlo en el futuro

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ENGLISH
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTES
Signs and symbols
The following signs appear in the Safety Section (pages 2, 3, 4, 5)
and in this manual on pages 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17.
READ THIS ENTIRE MANUAL, THE SAFETY SECTION AND ALL
INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS COMPLETELY AND CARE-
FULLY BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT. FOLLOW ALL SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SITU-
ATIONS AND TO MAKE CORRECT USE OF THIS PRODUCT.
WARNING:
• Consultyourphysicianbeforestartingtomeasureyourblood
pressure.
• Readandunderstandallinstructionsandwarningsbeforeusing
thisdevice.
• Likeanyoscillometricbloodpressuremeasurementdevices,
certainmedicalconditionscanaffectthemeasurementac-
curacy,amongothers:
–disorderofthecardiacrhythm
–verylowbloodpressure
–patientsinshock
–patientswithverylowbloodperfusion
–diabetes
–vesselanomalies
–peoplewithelectricalimplants,suchasacardiacpace-
maker
–womenwhoarepregnant.
Duetotheirconditiontheoscillometricmeasurementmethod
canproduceincorrectreadings.Thisrepresentsariskforyour
health,sincevaluesmaybeinterpretedincorrectly.Alwayscon-
sultyourphysiciantodeterminewhatwillbesuitableforyou.
• NevertrytoadaptorplugthisdevicetotheACline.Thisdevice
isbatterypowered.
• Thisproductdoesnotandisnotintendedtoprovideamedical
diagnosis.Measurementresultsareforreferenceonly.Self-
diagnosisandtreatment,e.g.regardingmedication,using
measuredresultsrepresentariskforyourhealth.Alwayscon-
sultwithalicensedphysicianfordeterminationofappropriate
medicationanddosagethereof.Followtheinstructionsofyour
physicianorlicensedhealthcareprovider.Ifyouhaveorsuspect
thatyouhaveamedicalproblem,promptlyconsultyourphys-
ician.Ifyouhaveanemergencypleasecall911immediately.
WARNING  WARNINGindicatesahazardous
situationwhich,ifnotavoided,
couldresultindeathorserious
injury.
CAUTION  CAUTIONindicatesahazardous
situationwhich,ifnotavoided,may
resultinminorormoderateinjury.
NOTICE NOTICEaddressespracticesnot
relatedtopersonalinjury,suchas
productand/orpropertydamage.

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WARNING:
• Onlyaphysicianoratrainedhealthcareprofessionalwhois
familiarwithyourmedicalhistoryisabletoaccuratelyinterpret
yourbloodpressuremeasurements.Consultyourphysician
beforestartingbloodpressuremonitoring.
• Thisproductisnotintendedtoserveasasubstituteforthe
adviceofaphysicianormedicalprofessional.Thisproductis
notintendedtosubstituteforregularmedicalcheckups.Con-
tactyourphysicianforspecificinformationaboutyourblood
pressure.
• Pleasenotethattechnicallyrelatedmeasuringtolerancesare
possible.Pleaseseesection“11.TechnicalSpecifications”for
details.
• Anycuffrelatedbloodpressuremeasurementinhighrepetition
rates,canleadtoseveremeasurementsideeffects,e.g.
 –anervalcompressionwithtemporaryarm/handparalysis
 –thereleaseofanarterialorvenousthrombus,whichcancause
alifethreateningsituation.
 Pleasecontactyourphysicianaboutthespecificrisksofcuff
pressureinyourspecificcase.
• The‘irregularheartbeat’functiondoesnotreplaceacardiac
examination,butmayhelptodetectpotentialheartrateir-
regularitiesatanearlystage.Alwaysconsultyourphysicianto
determinewhatwillbesuitableforyou.
• The‘irregularheartbeat’functionisnotdesignedfordiagnos-
ingortreatinganarrhythmicdisorder.Arrhythmiacanonlybe
ascertainedbyalicensedphysician.
• TheRiskCategoryIndicatorchartisnotintendedtoreplacea
medicaldiagnosis.Thischartisonlyareferencefordifferent
classificationsofbloodpressure.
• Ifyounoticeabnormalorsuspiciousvariationsinbloodpres-
suremeasurements,consultyourphysicianimmediately.
• Womenwhounderwentabreastoraxillarlymphnoderemoval
operationshouldconsultaphysicianorlicensedhealthcare
providerbeforestartingbloodpressuremeasurements.
• Priortouse,youhavetoensurethatthebloodpressuremonitor
isfreeofdamage.Ifindoubt,donotusetheunitandcontact
customerserviceat1-800-536-0366.
• Thisdeviceisintendedonlyforpersonal,non-commercial,adult
useinmeasuringbloodpressureandheartrate.Donotusethe
productforanyotherpurpose.Thisproductisnotintended
foruseinahospital,physician’soffice,oranyotherhealth
carefacility.
• Theunitmustbeusedinaccordancetothespecifiedambient
conditions,otherwisetheaccuracyofreadingsmightbeaffect-
ed.Seesection“8.Care,maintenanceandstoringtheinstru-
ment”andsection“11.TechnicalSpecifications”fordetails.
• Donotwrapthecuffaroundbodypartsotherthanyourupper
leftarm.Misuserepresentsarisktoyourhealth.
• Usethismonitoronlyonhumans.
• Swallowingbatteriesand/orbatteryfluidcanbeextremely
dangerous.Keepthebatteriesandtheunitoutofthereachof
childrenanddisabledpersons.Shouldanypersonswallowa
batteryand/orbatteryfluid,pleasecall911immediately.
• Batteriesshouldnotbechargedorreactivatedbyanyother
means.Thebatteriesmayexplode.
• Batteriesshouldnotbetakenapart,throwninthefireorshort
circuited.Thebatteriesmayexplode.
• Shouldbatteryfluidleakandcomeintocontactwithyoureyes
orskinimmediatelyrinsewithplentyofcleanwater.Please
call911immediately.
• Thisproductisnotintendedforusebyoronchildren,toddlers
andinfantsoronpersonswhocannotexpresstheirconsent,
e.g.personswithmentaldisordersorthelike.Consultyour
physicianforalternativemethodsofmeasuringachild’sblood
pressure.

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WARNING:
• Thisproductisnotatoy.Keepitoutofreachofchildren,tod-
dlers,andinfants.
• Keeptheproductoutofthereachofpets.
• Packagingmaterialsareadeadlyhazardforchildrenandcan
causesuffocation.Removeallpackagingmaterialsimmediately
andkeepthemawayfromchildrenatalltimes.
• Thisproductcontainssmallpartsthatmaypresentachoking
hazardtochildren.Keeptheunitandallpartsoutofreachof
children.NEVERLEAVECHILDRENORTHOSEWHOREQUIRE
CLOSESUPERVISIONUNATTENDEDWITHTHISDEVICE.
• Thetubingpresentsastrangulationhazard.Keepthisproduct
awayfromchildrenandthosewhorequireclosesupervision,
e.g.peoplewithmentaldisorders.NEVERLEAVECHILDREN
ORTHOSEWHOREQUIRECLOSESUPERVISIONUNATTEND-
EDWITHTHISDEVICE.
• Donotdrapetubearoundneck.Thispresentsastrangulation
hazard.
• Peoplewithdisabilities,activitylimitations,orwhoarephysic-
allyfrail,shouldbeassistedbyanotherpersonwhenusing
thisunit.
• Propercuffsizeisimportantforaccuratemeasurements.Only
usethedeviceonadultswhohavetherightupperarmcircum-
ferenceforthisinstrument.Seesection“11.TechnicalSpecifi-
cations”forsuitablearmcircumferences.
• Donotuseanycuffs,tubes,partsandaccessoriesotherthan
thoseexplicitlyrecommendedbythemanufacturerforuse
withthisproduct.Partsandaccessoriesnotapprovedforuse
withthedevicemaycausedamagetoyourhealthandtothe
product.
• Electromagneticinterference:Avoidstrongelectricalorelec-
tromagneticfieldsinthedirectvicinityofthedevice(e.g.mo-
biletelephones,microwaveovens)whileitisinoperation,as
inaccuratemeasurementsmayresult.Topreventsuchinterfer-
ence,usetheunitatasufficientdistancefromsuchdevices
orturnthedevicesoff.
• Donotmeasureyourbloodpressurewhileoperatingavehicle
orinanysituationwhichrequiresyourfullattention.
CAUTION:
• Thedeviceshouldnotbeusedwhenyourarmhasbeenwound-
ed/injuriedorwhenacatheterhasbeeninserted.Suchuse
mayresultininjury.
• Removeanykindofupperarmjewelryorthelikebeforetaking
ameasurement.Thiscouldcausebruises.
• Donotplacethearmcuffoverheavyclothing(e.g.ajacketor
sweatersleeve)asthebloodpressuremonitorwillnotbeable
totakeapropermeasurementandthereisanelevateddanger
ofacquiringhematomaorskinmarksduringthecourseofthe
measurement.
• Incasethecuffdoesnotstopinflating,interruptthemeasure-
mentbypressingtheON/OFFbutton andopenthecuff
atonce.
• Ifabatteryhasleakeddonottouchthebatteryfluid.Avoidskin
contact(e.g.putonprotectivegloves)andcleanthebattery
compartmentwithadrycloth.
• Donotdisassembletheunit,itmayresultininjuries.
• Whenapplyingthearmcuff,makesuretherearenowrinkles
inthecuff.Thiscouldcausebruises.
• Donotexertanykindofpressureonthehoseduringmeasure-
ment,e.g.layingyourarmsoranyotherobjectonthehose.
Thiscouldcauseincorrectmeasurements.
• Bloodpressuremeasurementscanleadtotemporarymarks
ontheskinatthesiteofthecuffplacement.Thisisespecially
thecaseinhighrepetitionrates,inhypertonicpatientsandin
patientswithweakheartrates.Inrarecasesamarkmaypersist
foracoupleofdays.Pleasecontactyourphysicianaboutthese
specificrisksofcuffpressureinyourspecificcase.

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CAUTION:
• Forhygienicreasonsthecuffisintendedonlyfortheuseby
oneperson.
NOTICE:
• Thebloodpressuremonitorismadeupofprecisionelectronic
components.Accuracyofreadingsandtheinstrument’sser-
vicelifedependoncarefulhandling.Protecttheunitagainst
hardknocks(e.g.droppingtheunit),moisture,water,dirt,dust,
chemicals,extremehotorcoldtemperatures,majortemper-
aturefluctuations,directexposuretosunlightandheatsources
whicharetooclose(e.g.stoves,heatingradiators).Thismay
damagetheunit.Thedevicemustbestoredinthespecified
ambientconditions.Pleaseseesection“8.Care,maintenance
andstoringtheinstrument”andsection“11.TechnicalSpeci-
fications”fordetails.
• Donotuseanyaggressivesolvents,cleaningagents,deter-
gentsoranyotherstrongchemicalstocleanthedevice.
• Neverimmerseandorspillwateroranyotherliquidontothe
monitororanycomponents,otherwiseliquidwillenteritand
causedamage.
• Donotwashtheunitinawashingmachine,dishwasheror
tumbledryer.
• Observethelocalregulationsformaterialdisposal.Disposeof
thedevice,componentsandoptionalaccessoriesaccording
toapplicablelocalregulations.Unlawfuldisposalmaycause
environmentalpollution.
• Batteriescancontaintoxinsthatareharmfultotheenviron-
ment.Alwaysdisposeofbatteriesinaccordancewithapplic-
ablelocalregulations.Donotdisposeofbatterieswithnormal
householdwaste.
• Alwaysusethesizeandtypeofbatteryindicated.Theuseof
otherbatterieswilldamagethedevice.
• Neverusedifferenttypesofbatteries,batterybrandsorbat-
terieswithdifferentcapacities.Thismaydamagetheunit.You
shouldpreferablyusealkalinebatteries.
• Neveruserechargeablebatteries.Thismaydamagetheunit.
• Alwaysreplaceallbatteriesatthesametimeandusebatteries
ofthesametype.
• Replaceweakbatteriesbeforetheydischargecompletely.When
appearsinthedisplaypleasechangethebatteries.
• Leakingbatteriesmaydamagethedevice.Ifyoudonotintend
tousetheunitforlongerperiods,removethebatteriesfromthe
batterycompartmentbeforeplacingthedeviceinstorage.
• Neverattempttorepair,openand/ordisassembletheunit
(includingarmcuffandoptionalaccessory)oradjustityour-
self.Thismaydamagetheunitandimpairthefunctions.Ifyou
needtohavetheunitrepaired,pleasecontactourcustomer
service.Pleaseseewarrantyforservicecontact.Beforesub-
mittinganycomplaint,firstcheckthebatteriesandreplace
themifnecessary.
• Changesormodificationstothedevicewillnullifytheuser
warranty.
• Donotdroporinsertanyobjectintoanyopeningorhose.
Thismaydamagetheunit.
• Donotpressthebuttonswithexcessiveforceorwithpointed
objects.

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Contents
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTES .....................................................2
WARNING ..............................................................................2
CAUTION................................................................................4
NOTICE ..................................................................................5
1. Getting to know your instrument .........................................6
2. Package Contents .................................................................7
3. Device description.................................................................7
3.1 Unit....................................................................................7
3.2 Display Explanations .........................................................7
4. Prepare measurement ..........................................................8
4.1 Inserting/Replacing batteries ............................................8
4.2 Setting date and time ........................................................8
5. Measuring blood pressure....................................................9
5.1 Positioning cuff ...............................................................10
5.2 Correct posture ...............................................................11
5.3 Select memory ................................................................11
5.4 Taking Measurement .......................................................11
5.4.1 General Notes ..............................................................11
5.4.2 Taking Measurement ....................................................12
6. Evaluating results ................................................................12
6.1 Irregular heartbeat symbol ..............................................13
6.2 Risk Category Indicator...................................................13
7.
Saving, retrieving and deleting results .................................. 14
8. Care, maintenance and storing the instrument................15
9. Error messages/troubleshooting ......................................16
10. FCC Statement ....................................................................16
11. Technical Specifications .....................................................17
12. Warranty ...............................................................................18
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE
REFERENCE
If the instruction manual is damaged or if you no longer have the
instruction manual in your possession, please contact customer
service at 1-800-536-0366.
Dear Customer,
Congratulations on your purchase of this CVS/pharmacy
®
blood
pressure monitor. Please read and understand these instructions
completely and carefully before using this product and keep them
for later reference. Be sure to make them accessible to other users
and observe the information they contain.
1. Getting to know your instrument
The upper arm blood pressure monitor is used for non-invasive
measurement and monitoring of adults’ arterial blood pressure.
You can use it to measure your blood pressure quickly and eas-
ily, storing the results and displaying the progression of readings
together with the average.
The values determined are classified and graphically evaluated
according to the blood pressure standards established by the
U.S. department of Health and Human Services and the
National Institutes of Health.
INTENDED USE
This device uses the oscillometric method to measure systolic
and diastolic blood pressure as well as your heart rate. It’s rec-
ommend for use by people over the age of 18 and not to be
used on children.

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2. Package Contents
• Blood Pressure monitor BM35
• Arm cuff (arm circumference 9” – 13”/23– 33 cm)
• Operating instructions
• Storage bag
• 4 x 1.5 V AAA battery
3. Device description
3.1 Unit
1. Cuff tube
2. Cuff
3. Cuff connector
4. Cuff connector port
(left side)
5. Memory button MEM
6. ON/OFF button
7. Display
8. Risk category indicator
9. Function key
10. Adjustment button “+”
3.2 Display Explanations:
1. Time and date
2. Average of the last three
measurements
3. mmHg unit
4. “Change battery” icon
5. Number of memory
space
6. Irregular heartbeat icon
7. Measured heart rate
8. Systolic pressure
9. Diastolic pressure
10. Risk category indicator
11. Error icon EE
12. Icon for users 1, 2
13. Heart rate icon
For product information, questions or customer service call toll
free 1-800-536-0366.
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4. Prepare measurement
4.1 Inserting/Replacing batteries
WARNING:
• Swallowingbatteriesand/orbatteryfluidcanbeextremely
dangerous.Keepthebatteriesandtheunitoutofthereachof
childrenanddisabledpersons.Shouldanypersonswallowa
batteryand/orbatteryfluid,pleasecall911immediately.
• Batteriesshouldnotbechargedorreactivatedbyanyother
means.Thebatteriesmayexplode.
• Batteriesshouldnotbetakenapart,throwninthefireorshort
circuited.Thebatteriesmayexplode.
• Shouldbatteryfluidleakandcomeintocontactwithyoureyes
orskinimmediatelyrinsewithplentyofcleanwater.Please
call911immediately.
CAUTION:
• Ifabatteryhasleakeddonottouchthebatteryfluid.Avoidskin
contact(e.g.putonprotectivegloves)andcleanthebattery
compartmentwithadrycloth.
NOTICE:
• Batteriescancontaintoxinsthatareharmfultotheenviron-
ment.Alwaysdisposeofbatteriesinaccordancewithapplic-
ablelocalregulations.Donotdisposeofbatterieswithnormal
householdwaste.
• Alwaysusethesizeandtypeofbatteryindicated.Theuseof
otherbatterieswilldamagethedevice.
• Neverusedifferenttypesofbatteries,batterybrandsorbat-
terieswithdifferentcapacities.Thismaydamagetheunit.You
shouldpreferablyusealkalinebatteries.
• Neveruserechargeablebatteries.Thismaydamagetheunit.
• Alwaysreplaceallbatteriesatthesametimeandusebatteries
ofthesametype.
• Replaceweakbatteriesbeforetheydischargecompletely.When
appearsinthedisplaypleasechangethebatteries.
• Leakingbatteriesmaydamagethedevice.Ifyoudonotintend
tousetheunitforlongerperiods,removethebatteriesfromthe
batterycompartmentbeforeplacingthedeviceinstorage.
Note: You can only operate the blood pressure monitor with bat-
teries. Note that it is only possible to save data when your blood
pressure monitor is receiving power. As soon as the batteries are
dead, date and time on the blood pressure monitor are lost.
• Remove the battery cover from the
back of the monitor.
• Clean the battery contacts and those
of the device prior to installation with
a soft dry cloth.
• Insert or replace only four 1.5 V “AAA”
alkaline batteries. Make absolutely
sure that you insert them with the cor-
rect polarity (+/-) as indicated (see the
diagram inside the battery compartment). Do not use other types
of batteries.
• Replace the battery cover carefully.
If the battery change is continuously illuminated, measure-
ment is no longer possible and you must replace all the batteries.
Once batteries have been removed from the device, the date and
time must be reset. Memories (if any) will not be deleted during
battery replacement.
4.2 Setting date and time
It is vital to set the date and time. This is the only way that measure-
ments can be saved and recalled with the correct date and time.
The time is shown in 12 hour format.
4 x AAA (LR03) 1.5 V

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Proceed as follows to set the date and time:
• Switch on the blood pressure monitor with the button.
• Press the function key for over 5 seconds .
• The month starts flashing. Change the month by pressing the “+”
button. Each press will increase the number by one in a cycling
manner. Set the month 1 to 12 and confirm with the function
key .
• Set the day (1, 2, 3, ..., 31), hour (1, 2, 3, ..., 11, 12 PM, 1 PM, ...,
11 PM, 12) and minute (00, 01, 02, 03, ..., 59) in the same manner
and confirm in each case with the function key .
5. Measuring blood pressure
WARNING:
• Consultyourphysicianbeforestartingtomeasureyourblood
pressure.
• Readandunderstandallinstructionsandwarningsbeforeusing
thisdevice.
• Likeanyoscillometricbloodpressuremeasurementdevices,
certainmedicalconditionscanaffectthemeasurementac-
curacy,amongothers:
–disorderofthecardiacrhythm
–verylowbloodpressure
–patientsinshock
–patientswithverylowbloodperfusion
–diabetes
–vesselanomalies
–
peoplewithelectricalimplants,suchasacardiacpacemaker
–womenwhoarepregnant.
Duetotheirconditiontheoscillometricmeasurementmethod
canproduceincorrectreadings.Thisrepresentsariskforyour
health,sincevaluesmaybeinterpretedincorrectly.Alwayscon-
sultyourphysiciantodeterminewhatwillbesuitableforyou.
• NevertrytoadaptorplugthisdevicetotheACline.Thisdevice
isbatterypowered.
• Thisproductisnotintendedtoserveasasubstituteforthe
adviceofaphysicianormedicalprofessional.Thisproductis
notintendedtosubstituteforregularmedicalcheckups.Con-
tactyourphysicianforspecificinformationaboutyourblood
pressure.
• Womenwhounderwentabreastoraxillarlymphnoderemoval
operationshouldconsultaphysicianorlicensedhealthcare
providerbeforestartingbloodpressuremeasurements.
• Priortouse,youhavetoensurethatthebloodpressuremonitor
isfreeofdamage.Ifindoubt,donotusetheunitandcontact
customerserviceat1-800-536-0366.
• Thisdeviceisintendedonlyforpersonal,non-commercial,adult
useinmeasuringbloodpressureandheartrate.Donotusethe
productforanyotherpurpose.Thisproductisnotintended
foruseinahospital,physician’soffice,oranyotherhealth
carefacility.
• Theunitmustbeusedinaccordancetothespecifiedambient
conditions,otherwisetheaccuracyofreadingsmightbeaffect-
ed.Seesection“8.Care,maintenanceandstoringtheinstru-
ment”andsection“11.TechnicalSpecifications”fordetails.
• Donotwrapthecuffaroundbodypartsotherthanyourupper
leftarm.Misuserepresentsarisktoyourhealth.
• Usethismonitoronlyonhumans.
• Thisproductisnotintendedforusebyoronchildren,toddlers
andinfantsoronpersonswhocannotexpresstheirconsent,e.g.
personswithmentaldisordersorthelike.Consultyourphysician
foralternativemethodsofmeasuringachild’sbloodpressure.
• Donotdrapetubearoundneck.Thispresentsastrangulation
hazard.
• Peoplewithdisabilities,activitylimitations,orwhoarephysic-
allyfrail,shouldbeassistedbyanotherpersonwhenusing
thisunit.

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WARNING:
• Propercuffsizeisimportantforaccuratemeasurements.Only
usetheinstrumentonadultpersonswhoseupperarmhasthe
rightupperarmcircumferencefortheinstrument.Seesec-
tion“11.TechnicalSpecifications”forsuitablearmcircumfer-
ences.
• Donotuseanycuffs,tubes,partsandaccessoriesotherthan
thoseexplicitlyrecommendedbythemanufacturerforuse
withthisproduct.Partsandaccessoriesnotapprovedforuse
withthedevicemaycausedamagetoyourhealthandtothe
product.
• Electromagneticinterference:Avoidstrongelectricalorelec-
tromagneticfieldsinthedirectvicinityofthedevice(e.g.mo-
biletelephones,microwaveovens)whileitisinoperation,as
inaccuratemeasurementsmayresult.Topreventsuchinterfer-
ence,usetheunitatasufficientdistancefromsuchdevices
orturnthedevicesoff.
• Donotmeasureyourbloodpressurewhileoperatingavehicle
orinanysituationwhichrequiresyourfullattention.
CAUTION:
• Thedeviceshouldnotbeusedwhenyourarmhasbeenwound-
ed/injuriedorwhenacatheterhasbeeninserted.Suchuse
mayresultininjury.
• Removeanykindofupperarmjewelryorthelikebeforetaking
ameasurement.Thiscouldcausebruises.
• Donotplacethearmcuffoverheavyclothing(e.g.ajacketor
sweatersleeve)asthebloodpressuremonitorwillnotbeable
totakeapropermeasurementandthereisanelevateddanger
ofacquiringhematomaorskinmarksduringthecourseofthe
measurement.
• Incasethecuffdoesnotstopinflating,interruptthemeasure-
mentbypressingtheON/OFFbutton andopenthecuff
atonce.
• Whenapplyingthearmcuff,makesuretherearenowrinkles
inthecuff.Thiscouldcausebruises.
• Donotexertanykindofpressureonthehoseduringmeasure-
ment,e.g.layingyourarmsoranyotherobjectonthehose.This
couldcauseincorrectmeasurements.
• Bloodpressuremeasurementscanleadtotemporarymarks
ontheskinatthesiteofthecuffplacement.Thisisespecially
thecaseinhighrepetitionrates,inhypertonicpatientsandin
patientswithweakheartrates.Inrarecasesamarkmaypersist
foracoupleofdays.Pleasecontactyourphysicianaboutthese
specificrisksofcuffpressureinyourspecificcase.
• Forhygienicreasonsthecuffisintendedonlyfortheuseby
oneperson.
5.1 Positioning cuff
Note: Always properly position the Arm Cuff on the arm at heart
level, according to the following instructions.
Fit the cuff round your bare left upper
arm. Do not place the arm cuff over heavy
clothing (e.g. a jacket or sweater sleeve)
as the blood pressure monitor will not be
able to take a proper measurement. Blood
circulation in the arm should not be re-
stricted by tight clothing or other objects.
The cuff should be placed on the upper
arm so that the lower edge is approx.
0.8” to 1.2” (2 to 3 cm) above the bend
of the elbow and above the artery. The
tube should be in line with the center of
the palm.