Prestige medical HM-30 User manual

Thank you for
purchasing a
Prestige Medical
HealthMate
Blood Pressure Monitor
Prestige Medical is renowned for supplying precision medical
products while delivering the highest level of service to the
healthcare professional.
Your Prestige Medical blood pressure monitor has been subjected
to the strictest of standards in manufacturing and quality assurance
testing. With proper care and maintenance, your blood pressure
monitor will provide you with years of dependable service.
Please read the following instructions prior to use.
Instruction Manual
9/08
Model HM-30, HM-30-OB

TABLE OF CONTENTS
About blood pressure………………………….......…………...3
Important information before use...............……….........……5
Device description……………………………......………….....6
Main feature……………………………......………….............7
Changing batteries………………….......……………………...9
Attaching arm cuff………………………....…………..…...…..9
How to measure……………….......…………..………………11
Maintenance…………………..........…………………………14
Safe-keeping……………………....…………….…….………14
To prevent malfunction…….......…………………….………..14
Warning………………………….....…………………...........15
Warranty and Service........................................................15
Description of display symbols……….......……………….....16
Specifications …………………….…........………………......17

MEDICAL DISCLAIMER
This manual and product are not meant to be a substitute
for advice provided by your doctor or other medical
professional.
You are not to use the information contained herein, or
this product for diagnosing or treating a health problem
or prescribing any medication. If you have or suspect
that you have a medical problem, promptly consult your
healthcare provider.
Measure a person's Systolic blood pressure, Diastolic blood
pressure and heart pulse on the upper arm by an oscillometric
measurement method.
The product is recommended for use by people over the
age of 18 and is designed for home use only.
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INTENDED USE

1. What is blood pressure?
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ABOUT BLOOD PRESSURE
Blood pressure is the pressure or the force of blood flowing
against the walls of the arteries. Blood pressure is constantly
changing during the course of the cardiac cycle. Systolic
blood pressure is the highest pressure in the cycle. Diastolic
blood pressure is the lowest pressure in the cycle. Both
pressure readings, the Systolic rate and the Diastolic rate, are
information for the physician to evaluate the status of patient's
blood pressure. Many factors such as physical activities,
anxieties and time of day can influence one's blood pressure.
Blood pressure is typically low in the morning and increases
from the afternoon to the evening. It is lower in the summer
and higher in the winter.
2. Why is it useful to measure blood pressure at home?
Having one's blood pressure measured by a doctor in a
hospital, or clinic tends to stimulate nervousness in a person
and may cause the blood pressure to rise.
Blood pressure changes in different conditions, so judgment on
the basis of a single measurement is not reliable.
Blood pressure measured first thing in the morning after waking
up and before taking any food is known as the fundamental
blood pressure. This is why it is useful to take blood pressure at
home.

New W.H.O blood pressure classifications
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Standards for assessing high
or low blood pressure without
regard to age have been
established by the World Health
Organization (WHO) as shown
in the chart to the right.
Variations in blood pressure
An individual's blood pressure varies greatly on a daily and
seasonal basis. These variations are even more pronounced in
hypertension patients. Normally the blood pressure rises while
at work and is at its lowest during sleep.
The graph to the right
illustrates the variations in
blood pressure over a whole
day with measurement taken
every five minutes.
The thick line represents sleep. The rise in blood pressure at
4 PM (A in the graph) and 12 PM (B in the graph) correspond
to an attack of pain.
ABOUT BLOOD PRESSURE
*Note
Hypertension: means a person who has high blood pressure
symptoms.

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1. Blood pressure measurements should be interpreted by
a physician or trained health professional who is familiar
with your medical history. By using the unit regularly
and recording the results for a physician to interpret,
you can keep a physician informed of the continuing
trends in your blood pressure.
2. Wrap the cuff snugly around your arm, the cuff must be
at the same level as your heart.
3. Do not move the unit during measurement or an accurate
reading will not be achieved.
4. Take measurement in a relaxed position without talking.
5. Do not wrap the cuff over a jacket/sweater sleeve or
an accurate reading will not be achieved.
6. Keep in mind that blood pressure naturally varies
throughout the day and is affected by many different
factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, medication
and physical activity.
7. Blood pressure measurements taken with the unit are
equivalent to those obtained by a trained observer using
the cuff/stethoscope auscultation method and are within
the accuracy limits prescribed by the American National
Standard for Electronic or Automated
Sphygmomanometers.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION BEFORE USE

A. Names of the parts
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DEVICE DESCRIPTION
SYS.
mmHg
DIA.
mmHg
PULSE
/min
MEM
START/SPOT
M
mmHg
1. LCD DISPLAY
2. AIR PLUG
3. ARM CUFF
4. AIR JACK
5. START/STOP BUTTON
6. RECALL MEMORY BUTTON
7. (AA) 1.5 V x 4 ALKALINE BATTERIES

B. Description of display symbols
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ERROR
mmHg
RED
HEART
BEAT
SYMBOL
SYSTOLIC RATE
DIASTOLIC RATE
LOW BATTERY
ERROR SYMBOL
DEVICE DESCRIPTION
W.H.O. Indicator
ORANGE
YELLOW
GREEN H
GREEN N
GREEN O
HEART BEAT RATE
MEMORY SET
MAIN FEATURE
WHO Indicator
This device is equipped with a WHO Blood Pressure Indicator
which classifies your blood pressure measurements into six
stages (Optimal to Severe hypertension) based on a WHO
classification on blood pressure levels as shown in below chart:
*Source: WHO, 1999
Stages of blood pressure levels Systolic(in mmHg) Diastolic(in mmHg)
Grade 3 Severe hypertension ≥180 ≥110
Grade 2 Moderate hypertension 160~179 100~109
Grade 1 Mild hypertension 140~159
90~99
High-normal 130~139 85~89
Normal 120~129 80~84
Optimal <120 <80

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After each measurement is completed, the LCD display will
show your position automatically on the six segments of the
bar indicator which corresponds to the WHO Blood Pressure
Indicator.
MAIN FEATURE
Optimal
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Normal
High normal
Mild hypertension
Moderate hypertension
Severe hypertension
120 130
85
80
95
100
90
105
110
140 150 160 170 180
WHO
*Note!
When a person’s systolic and diastolic pressures fall into different
categories, the higher category should apply.
e.g. systolic rate 181 & diastolic rate 99
• the result should be in Red category
(Severe hypertension)
systolic rate 110 & diastolic rate 95
• Yellow category
(Mild hypertension)

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CHANGING BATTERIES
Remove the battery cover at the rear side of the unit and insert
ALKALINE batteries into the battery compartment as shown.
Make sure the polarities + and - are observed.
Important notice :
*Attention!
Batteries are hazardous waste.
Do not dispose of it together with the household garbage.
ATTACHING ARM CUFF
1. Press your brachial artery with two
fingers approximately 1 inch above
the elbow on the inside of your left
arm.
2. Determine where your strongest
pulse is. Slide the end of the arm
cuff furthest from the tube through
the metal ring to the loop. The
smooth cloth should be on the
inside of the cuff.
Elbow
Pile Side
Material
Velcro
Metal Ring
Smooth
Cloth

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ATTACHING ARM CUFF
3. If the cuff is positioned properly, the
velcro will be on the outside of the
cuff and the metal ring will not touch
your skin.
4. Put your left arm through the cuff
loop. The bottom of the cuff should be
about half an inch above your elbow.
The cuff should lie over the brachial
artery on the inside of the arm.
5. Pull the cuff so that the top and
bottom edges are tightened around
your arm.
6. When the cuff is positioned properly,
press the velcro firmly against the
pile side of the cuff.
7. Sit in a chair and place your arm on
the table so that the cuff is at the
same level as your heart.
8. Relax your arm and turn your arm
upward.
9. Make sure there are no kinks in the
air tube.
Bottom Edge
1/2" (1.5 cm)
Cuff Tube
Cuff Tab

1. Insert 4 "AA" Alkaline batteries in position:
a. Open battery cover
b. Refer to the picture in positioning
batteries.
c. All segments will appear on the display
in 3 seconds.
d. Device is ready to start.
2. Steps to take blood pressure measurement:
a. Wrap the cuff around the arm (Refer to
pages 9 and 10).
b. Sit upright on the chair to have correct
posture. (Refer to pages 9 and 10)
c. Press START/STOP button, all
segments will appear on the display in
3 seconds. Then, the monitor will
automatically inflate to the level that
is right for you.
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HOW TO MEASURE
ERROR
mmHg
mmHg
Display indicates
the air pressure is
currently inflating.
*Note!
Do not move or talk during taking blood pressure measurement.
d. After the air pressure has increased, it
will slowly decrease. When the
pulse rate is detected, the Heart
Beat Symbol will start flashing.
mmHg
Display indicates the air
pressure is deflating and
the pulse is detected.

e. After taking the blood pressure
measurement, the systolic rate,
diastolic rate and pulse rate
will be on the display for one
minute. The unit will auto shut
off if a button is not pressed for
one minute.
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HOW TO MEASURE
mmHg
Systolic
Reading
Diastolic
Reading
WHO
Indicator
Pulse
Rate
*Note!
To stop measuring or exit any mode in process,
press “START/STOP“ button.
3. Storing, recalling and erasing measurement data:
a. Storing data:
After each blood pressure measurement, the systolic
pressure, diastolic pressure, pulse rate will be
automatically stored. The memory holds the latest 99
measurements. After 99 measurements are stored, the
memory will automatically clear out the earliest data.

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HOW TO MEASURE
b. Recalling data:
(1) Press MEM button. No reading will
appear on the display if there is no
data in the memory. If there is data
in the memory, the latest recorded
sets of measurements (systolic
pressure, diastolic pressure,
and pulse rate) will appear on the
display for one minute.
(2) Press MEM button to read the next
line of stored data. The data called
up on the display is numbered
accordingly.
(3) To stop reading from the memory,
press START/STOP button.
c. Erasing data:
(1) Take out the batteries and then put them back.
(2) To check if the data is erased, press MEM button, no
data should show up on the screen.
mmHg
mmHg
4. Changing batteries:
When battery low symbol shows up on the display,
the battery is weak. Take out all four batteries and put in 4
new "AA" Alkaline batteries.
*Attention!
-All batteries used must be the same type. Do not mix alkaline,
standard (carbon-zinc) or rechargeable (cadmium) batteries.
-Do not mix old and new batteries.
-When you change the batteries, all stored data will disappear.

1. Use a piece of cloth with water or a mild cleansing agent to
clean the case and then use a piece of dry cloth to wipe it
dry. Use a piece of dry cloth to wipe the cuff when it is
dirty.
2. Do not use alchohol or any strong cleansers when cleaning.
3. If the unit is not going to be used for a long time, remove
the batteries. (Leaking of battery liquid can cause serious
damage to the unit).
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MAINTENANCE
1. Always keep the unit in the carrying case after its use.
2. Do not put the item directly in sunlight, in high
temperatures, or humid and dusty places.
3. Do not store in extremely low (less than 20o F / -7o C)
or high (more than 110oF / 43oC) temperatures.
SAFE-KEEPING
1. Do not in any way twist the arm cuff
2. Do not start the start measurement when the arm cuff is
not wrapped around the arm.
3. Do not attempt to disassemble or change any parts of the
monitor including the cuff.
4. Do not drop the product or cause any strong impact.
TO PREVENT MALFUNCTION

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WARNING
1. The cuff size is suitable for 9 ~ 13 inches / 23 ~ 33 cm
adult only (HM-30-OB : 33 ~ 43 cm / 13 ~ 17 in).
2. The device is not supposed to be used if your arm has any
wound or injury.
3. If the cuff continues to inflate without stopping, open the cuff
immediately.
4. Substituting a component different from that supplied might
result in measurement error.
WARRANTY AND SERVICE
This unit is warranted against defects in manufacturing for
2 years from date of purchase. Except in cases of abuse,
Prestige Medical will repair defective sets during the warranty
period. Batteries or damage from batteries is not covered by
the warranty. You may return the defective unit to us - postage
paid - with $5 for return shipping and handling and proof of
purchase. Except as limited by law, the liability of Prestige
Medical includes no incidential or consequential damages.
Prestige Medical
8600 Wilbur Avenue
Northridge, California 91324
www.prestigemedical.com
NCD Medical
Dermotstown, Naul
Co. Dublin, Ireland

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DESCRIPTION OF DISPLAY SYMBOLS
Flashes on the
LCD screen
when pulse is
detected during
measurement.
Appears when the
batteries life is
extremely low.
Appears when an
accurate blood
pressure could not
be obtained.
Measurements in
progress. Do not
move or talk.
Replace all four
batteries with new
ones. Insert the
batteries in correct
polarities.
Press "START/
STOP" button
again and
re-measure.
Check that the
cuff is wrapped
properly around
the arm as in the
instructions.
Check for kinks in
the air tube.
Do not talk or
move during the
measurement.
Check if your
posture is correct.
Display mark Condition/Cause Corrective action
Pulse symbol
Low battery
symbol
Measuring
error symbol

SPECIFICATIONS
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Pressure 0 ~ 300 mmHg,
Pulse 40 ~ 199 beats/minute
Pressure +/- 3mmHg,
Pulse +/- 5% Max.
Automatic
Automatic exhaust valve
Systolic, Diastolic, Pulse rate
99 sets
Arm circumference approx.
23 ~ 33 cm / 9 ~ 13 inch
Arm circumference approx.
33 ~ 43 cm / 13 ~ 17 inch
50oF ~ 104oF (10oC ~ 40oC)
less than 85% R.H.
-13oF ~ 158oF (-25oC ~ 70oC)
less than 85% R.H.
Approx. 265 g with batteries
AA (1.5 V) Alkaline Battery x 4
300 measurements
(twice a day measurement)
Whenever not used for 1 minute
4 batteries, arm cuff with tube,
instruction manual, pouch, gift box.
Range of measurement
Accuracy
Inflation
Exhaust
Display
Sets of memory
Cuff size - HM-30
Cuff size - HM-30-OB
Ambient Operation
Transport/Storage
Unit weight
Power Supply
Battery life
Auto power off
Accessories

The quality of the device has been verified and is in line
with the provisions of the EC council directive 93/42/
EEC (EN IEC60601-1 General requirements for safety,
EN IEC60601-1-2:2001 Electromagnetic compatibility-
Requirements and tests,) dated 14 June 1993 concerning
medical devices and the EN performance standards as
following:
This Blood Pressure Monitor complies with
the EC Directive and bears the CE mark
"CE 0120".
NOTE
EN 1060-1 Non-invasive blood pressure measuring
(Dec. 1995) equipment. General requirements
EN 1060-3 Non-invasive blood pressure measuring
(Feb. 1997) equipment. Supplementary requirements for
electromechanical blood pressure measuring
systems. To ensure accurate measurements, it
is recommended that calibration be completed
every two years.
0120
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NOTE
Discard the used product to the recycling collection
point according to local regulations.
Classification:
- Internally powered equipment
- BF type applied part
- IPX0
- Not suitable for use in presense of flammable
anaesthetic mixture with air or with Oxygen or
nitrous oxide
- Continuous operation with short-time loading
To avoid inaccurate results caused by electromagnetic
interference between electrical and electronic
equipments, do not use the device near a cell phone
or microwave oven.
Important!/Caution/Note!
Read the operating instructions.
Consult instructions thoroughly before use.
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