GE MAC 600 User manual

GEHealthcare
MAC™600
RestingECGAnalysisSystem
Operator'sManual
SoftwareVersion1.0
2047426-001RevisionK
MAC600RestingECGAnalysisSystem
English
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GEHealthcareAddendum
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PrintingtheWrongECGforaPatient
ComputerizedelectrocardiographscanprintECGsthathavebeenpreviouslyacquired.
Consequently,ifECGsareconsecutivelyacquiredwithoutanypatientinformation,theprobability
ofinadvertentlyprintingapreviouslyacquiredECGandusingitasifitisthepatient’scurrent
ECGisincreased.
Toavoidtheproblem,acquireECGsusingthestepsoutlinedinthisdocument.Alwayscheckthe
date/timestampedonthereporttoseeifitmatchesthedate/timewhenyouacquiredtheECG.
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PayAttentiontoAcquisitionDateandTime
EveryprintedreportcontainsthedateandtimewhentheECGwasacquired.Thisisforseveral
reasons:
lIfthereisnopatientidenticationinformationonthereport,itservesastheonlyunique
identierforthatreport.
lIfmultipleECGsareacquiredforapatient,thedate/timeisusedtosortthesetofserialECGsso
aphysiciancanmakesenseoftheECGchangesnecessaryforidentifyingspecicconditions.[1]
lToproperlyassessapatientandinterprettheirECG,itisimportanttoknowwhentheECGwas
takeninrelationtothepatient’ssymptomsand/ortreatment.[1,2,3]
lAcquiringatimelyECGhasbeenfoundtobethemostimportantfactorinreducing
time-to-treatmentforemergencycardiaccatheterizationlabprocedures.[4,5,6,7]Therefore,
thedateandtimeofanECGisarequiredmetricforEuropeandataregistriesusedtoevaluate
andimprovetime-to-treatment.[8,9,10,11]
Asaresult,GEHealthcareprintstheacquisitiondate/timeoneveryreportandthispracticehas
beenadoptedasasafetyandperformancerequirementforcomputerizedelectrocardiographsin
Europe.[12]
HowToCheckDateAndTimeOfECGAcquisition
BeforedeliveringanECGreportthatyouacquired,alwaysconrmthatthedateandtimestamped
onthereportmatchesthecurrentdateandtimedisplayedontheelectrocardiograph.Seethe
followingexample:
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ItemDescription
1Time/Datestampedonprintedreportshouldmatchthetimeanddatethat
youacquiredtheECG.
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StepsforAcquiringanECG
Therearemanyeducationalmaterialsavailablethatdescribeproperskinpreparation,lead
placement,andsoon,toobtainaqualityECGrecording.Insteadofreiteratingthese,thisdocument
focusesontheinteractionbetweentheuserandthecomputerizedelectrocardiographtoeliminate
thepossibilitythatapreviouslyacquiredECGcouldbemistakenlyprintedandusedasifitisthe
patient’scurrentECG.
1.TurnTheDeviceOnAndConnectThePatient
Thefollowingdiagramrepresentsthelayoutofthescreenwhenthedeviceisturnedon.As
eachlead-wireisattachedtothepatient,theECGsignalforthatleadisupdatedonthe
displayinreal-time.
Theoverallpurposeofthisdisplayistohelptheuserdeterminewhetherthequalityofthe
ECGsignalisadequateforobtaininga12-leadECGrecordthatcanbeprinted,transmitted
and/orstored.TheusercanselectspecicECGleadsforcloserinspectionwhileapplying
differentgainorltersettings.Sinceittakessometimefortheskin/electrodeinterfaceto
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settlebeforeaqualityECGcanbeobtained,itiscustomaryduringthisphaseofthetestto
enterpatientinformation.
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Thebottomofthescreenhaslabelsthatindicatethecurrentfunctionofthesoftkeyslocated
directlyunderneaththedisplay.Somedeviceshavefewersoftkeysordedicatedhardkeys
forthesefunctions.1
2.EnterPatientIdentication
Whenpossible,enterpatientidenticationinformation.Regulatorybodieshavealready
identiedthataleadingcauseofmedicalerrorsisthelackofpatientidentication
informationonclinicalreports.Sincecomputerizedelectrocardiographscanstoreandprint
previouslyacquiredECGs,thereisapossibilitythataprintedreportcanbeassociatedwith
thewrongpatient.Sometimes,therearesituationswhenpatientinformationcannotbe
entered,suchasduringanemergency.However,ifECGsareroutinelyacquiredwithoutany
patientinformation,theprobabilityofinadvertentlyprintingapreviouslyacquiredECGand
mistakenlyusingitasifitisthepatient’scurrentECGisincreased.
ItispossibletoconguresomeGEHealthcareelectrocardiographstorequiresomeformof
patientidenticationtobeenteredbeforeanECGisacquired.However,ifauserdoesnot
wanttoeverenteranypatientinformation,thentheaforementionedcongurationwillbe
rendereduselessandturnedoff.
Optionstoconsider:Barcodescannerorotherautomatedapproach
Ifyourclinicalenvironmentusesbarcodes,someGEHealthcareelectrocardiographscan
beoptionallyconguredwithabarcodescanner.Thismakesitveryeasytoenteraccurate
patientdemographicsfromthepatient’swristbandoraprintedlabel.Inamatterofseconds,
anECGrecordcanbeuniquelyidentiedandassociatedwiththecorrectpatientinformation
withoutanytypographicalerrors.GEHealthcaredevicescanalsosupportcardreadersor
othersophisticatedsolutions,suchasautomaticallyinterfacingwithsystemsthatprovide
patientinformation.
1.TheMAC1200hasnosoftkeys.Allfunctionsaresupportedviahardkeys.Forexample,patientinformationisselectedviaadedicatedhard
key.MAC600,MAC800have4softkeys.MAC1600,MAC2000,MAC3500,MAC5000,MAC5500,andMAC5500HDhave6softkeysasshown
instep1.
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3.PressTheHardKeyToAcquireAnECG
Toacquirea12-leadECGrecord,pressthehardkeyoftheelectrocardiographdedicatedfor
thispurpose.2Onsomedevicemodels,thepatientcablealsohasahardkeyforacquiringan
ECG.
Ifyoupressthehardkeyagain,anotherECGwillbeacquiredwithalatertimestampof
acquisition.
2.OntheMAC1200,thehardkeyisgreenandlabeled“start”.FortheotherMACcarts,theyhardkeyislabeled“ECG”.
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4.Print/CopyKeysNowEnabled
Atthispoint,thescreenmenuwilldisplayasfollows.3
Thisistheonlypointintheworkowwhentheprint/copykeysareactive.Thepurposeofthe
print/copykeysistoallowyoutoinspecttheECGreportonthedisplaybeforeprintingitor,if
necessary,generateextracopies.
Duringthisstep,ifyoupressthehardkeytorecordanECG,itwillacquireanotherECGusing
thesamedemographics.Butevenmoreimportantly,thisfreshlyacquiredECGwillreplace
theprioronethatwaswaitingtobeprintedwiththeprint/copykeys.
5.SelectAnyOtherSoftKey-Print/CopyKeysBecomeDisabled
If“SamePat”or“NextPat”isselected,thedevicewillreturntostep1withthepatient
demographicsappropriatelyretainedorcleared.4
6.WhenYouAreFinished
Turnthedeviceoff.5Or,ifitispreferabletoleavethedeviceon,putitbacktothe“MainMenu”
orselect“NextPat”.Donotleavethedeviceinastatewhereitisintheprocessofacquiring
3.Somedevicescanbeconguredtohaveaprintpreviewscreen.Inthiscase,thescreenisnolongershowingreal-timewaveforms.Instead,
thereportthathasjustbeenacquiredisdisplayed.Ifyouwanttoacceptthatreport,youselect“continue”andthenthenextscreenthatis
displayedshowninstep4.
4.OntheMAC1200,ifthehardkey“PatInfo”ispressed,thehard“Copy”keywillbedisabled.
5.Somedevicescanbeconguredtoautomaticallyturnoff.
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anECGreportforapatient.Remember,thenextpersonmayhavelesstrainingthanyoudo.
Sopleaseleavethedeviceinastatethatisreadytostartanewtest.
WhatYouShouldDo:
AnyofthefollowingactionswillpreventtheoccurrenceofprintingthewrongECGforapatient:
lPushingtheECGbuttontorecordanECG,or
lPushing“NextPatient”,“SamePatient”,or“MainMenu”afterECGtestiscomplete,or
lTurningthedeviceoffbetweenuse,or
lEnteringpatientinformationforeachpatient.
lAlwayscheckthedate/timeofacquisitiontoseeifitmatchesthetimethatyouacquiredthe
ECG.
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thedocument’supdatelevel.Therevisionhistoryofthisdocumentissummarizedinthefollowing
table.
RevisionDateDescription
A29August2016Internalrelease.
B2December2016Initialcustomerrelease.
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andrespondtoissuesandproblemsthatmayariseduringtheinstallation,maintenance,anduse
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ContactyourlocalGEHealthcarerepresentativetorequestadditionalassistance.
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Thisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsconcerningmedicaldevicesfromthefollowingregulatorybodies.Formoreinformationabout
compliance,refertotheRegulatoryandSafetyGuideforthisproduct.
DateofrstCEmark—2010.
Thedocumentpartnumberandrevisionareoneachpageofthedocument.Therevisionidentiesthedocument’supdatelevel.Therevision
historyofthisdocumentissummarizedinthefollowingtable.
RevisionDateHistory
A01October2009Initialreleaseofmanual
B14October2009Revisedperfeedbackfromvalidation
C28June2011RevisedIntendedUsestatement.Added
CardioSoftconguration.UpdatedSerial
Transmission.
D15July2013UpdatedtheTUVsymbol,theproductlabel,
andtheBackViewphoto.
E7July2016Addedwarningandsymbols.Updatedback
viewimageofproduct.
F28June2017Removedcleaningproceduresforpatient
cables,leadwires,andelectrodes.
G13July2017UpdatedimagesofBackViewinEquipment
OverviewandinConnectingtheACDCPower
AdapterinMaintenance.
H15February2019UpdatedCerticationInformation.
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J11November2021Updatedgraphicsonpage35,36and45.
Added"CleaningMaterialstoUse"and
"CleaningMaterialstoAvoid"sectionsin
AppendixA.
K01April2022UpdatedCerticationInformation.
Added“OrderingOptionalAccessories”
Added“NoteinECGOptions–AfterAcquiring
anECG
UpdatedDeletingStoredECGs
UpdatedUsingSD(SecuredData)Card
UpdatedAccessingtheSetupFunction
UpdatedSystemPasswordinformationin
MiscellaneousSetup
AddedChangePassword
AddedResetPassword
UpdatedStorageFormatInformationin
Storage.
AddedSecurityInformation
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www.gehealthcare.com/documents,andclickCardiology.
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ThisdocumentdescribestheMAC600RestingECGAnalysisSystem,alsoreferredtoasthe"product","system",or"device".Thisdocument
isintendedtobeusedbyqualiedmedicalpersonnelwhohavereceivedpropermedicalandproducttraining,andthosewhouse,maintain,
and/ortroubleshoottheMAC600system.
Thisdocumentisintendedasasupplementto,notasubstitutefor,thoroughproducttraining.Ifyouhavenotreceivedtrainingontheuseofthe
system,youshouldrequesttrainingassistancefromGEHealthcare.
Toseeavailabletraining,gototheGEHealthcaretrainingwebsite(www.gehealthcare.com/training).SelectEducation>Product
Education-Technical>DiagnosticCardiology.
Formoreself-pacedcourseofferings,tools,andreferenceguidesyoumaynduseful,pleasevisittheGEHealthcareEducationStoreat
www.gehealthcare.com/educationstore.
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Contents
1Introduction
ManualInformation........................................................................................15
Purpose......................................................................................................15
IntendedAudience.........................................................................................15
IndicationsforUse.........................................................................................15
Contraindications..........................................................................................16
ClinicalBenets.............................................................................................16
ProductReference..........................................................................................16
Illustrations..................................................................................................16
BlankPages.................................................................................................17
SafetyInformation..........................................................................................17
SafetyMessages............................................................................................17
ApplicableHazardMessages.............................................................................17
Classication................................................................................................21
CerticationInformation..................................................................................22
Biocompatibility.............................................................................................23
ResponsibilityoftheManufacturer......................................................................23
GeneralInformation........................................................................................23
RecordingECGsduringDebrillation...................................................................23
RecordingECGSofPacemakerPatients................................................................24
AccuracyoftheInputSignalReproduction............................................................24
ModulatingEffectsinDigitalSystems..................................................................24
EMI/EMC/RFSafetyInformation.........................................................................25
SecurityInformation.......................................................................................26
PartsandAccessories.....................................................................................26
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