GE TruSat User manual

GE Healthcare
TruSat™ Pulse Oximeter
User’s Guide

GE Healthcare
TruSat™ Pulse Oximeter
User’s Guide
6050-0006-815
March 005

Important
Rx Only (USA)
Attention! Consult the accompanying instructions, including all safety
precautions, before using this device.
Responsibility of the manufacturer
The safety, reliability, and performance of this device can be assured by the
manufacturer only under the following conditions:
• Assembly, extensions, readjustments, modifications, and repairs are carried out by
authorized personnel.
• The electrical installation complies with relevant standards and regulations.
• The device is used in accordance with this manual and is serviced and maintained in
accordance with the TruSat Technical Reference Manual.
Service and repair
Service and repair procedures must be performed by authorized service personnel.
Repair this device or its parts only in accordance with instructions provided by the
manufacturer. To order replacement parts or for assistance, contact an authorized
service office. When shipping the monitor for repair, clean the monitor, allow it to dry
completely, and pack it for shipment in the original shipping container, if possible.
Trademarks
Datex®, Ohmeda®, TruSat™ and other trademarks (ComWheel™, OxyTip®, PIr®,
TruSignal™, TruTrak®) are the property of GE Healthcare Finland Oy. All other product
and company names are the property of their respective owners.
0537
GE Healthcare Finland Oy
Helsinki, Finland
[phone]
www.gehealthcare.com
© 005 General Electric Company. All rights reserved.

ontents
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1. Overview
Monitor description...................................................................................................1–1
Trend Download option.......................................................................................................................1–1
Intended use .............................................................................................................................................1–1
TruSat pulse oximetry .............................................................................................1–2
TruSignal Enhanced SpO ..................................................................................................................1–
PIr pulsatile value ...................................................................................................................................1–
Measurement characteristics ..........................................................................................................1–
Interfering substances................................................................................................................1–3
Calibration ........................................................................................................................................1–3
Safety precautions ....................................................................................................1–4
Warnings.....................................................................................................................................................1–4
Cautions ......................................................................................................................................................1–4
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)............................................................................................1–4
Disposal.......................................................................................................................................................1–4
2. Features and Use
Monitor features.........................................................................................................2–1
Connectors................................................................................................................................................. –
Information label and symbols ....................................................................................................... –
Buttons and indicators ........................................................................................................................ –3
Power button and power LED................................................................................................. –3
Alarm Silence button and indicator ..................................................................................... –3
Alarm LED.......................................................................................................................................... –3
Battery indicator............................................................................................................................ –4
On-screen controls................................................................................................................................ –4
Using the monitor ......................................................................................................2–5
Monitor checkout.................................................................................................................................... –5
Choosing the sensor ............................................................................................................................. –6
Connecting the sensor......................................................................................................................... –6
Monitoring the patient ......................................................................................................................... –7
Plethysmographic pulse bar (pleth bar)............................................................................. –7
hanging monitor settings...................................................................................2–8
Using the ComWheel............................................................................................................................ –8
Setting alarm limits................................................................................................................................ –8
Adjusting pulse beep and alarm volume.................................................................................... –9
Switching the backlight ON/OFF..................................................................................................... –9
Locking/unlocking monitor settings.............................................................................................. –9
Displaying the perfusion index (PIr)............................................................................................ –10
Changing the line power filter....................................................................................................... –10