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INTRODUCTION
DeviceDescription
petMAPgIIisasmall,lightweightandportablebloodpressuremeasurementdevicedesignedfor
veterinaryuse.Itiscapableofmeasuringbloodpressure(systolic,diastolicandmeanarterialpressures)
andheartrate.Themeasuredvaluesaredisplayedandtrendedgraphicallyandnumericallyonthe
device.DatatrendedonthepetMAPgIIcanoptionallybesavedonanSDmemorycardviathedevice’s
integratedSDmemorycardslot.
AuserinteractswithpetMAPgIIusingitstouchscreen,justlikemanysmartphones.Theusercanset
alarmsforsystolicbloodpressureandcansetaBPcycletimeforautomaticreminderstostartanother
BPmeasurement.
IntendedUses
petMAPgIIisintendedtobeusedonveterinarypatientswhenmeasuringbloodpressureandheartrate
aredesired.Itcanbeusedonawidevarietyofveterinarypatients;however,itisprimarilydesignedfor
companionanimals.petMAPgIIcanbeusedonbothawakeandanesthetizedpatients;itsapplications
includeuseforsurgical,ICUandtraumamonitoringaswellasuseintheexamroomandduring
procedures(imaging,dentals,etc.).
FeaturesofpetMAPgII
Portability:petMAPgII ’sweightandsizemaymakeitthemostportableandversatileblood
pressure(BP)measurementdeviceinveterinarymedicine.Itisasingledevicethatcanbeused
intheOR,ICU,trauma,dentals,examroom,transportandformobilepractices!Andwhennot
inuse,itcanbeinyourpocket…readyforaction…anywhere,anytime.
Accuracy:ThegIIemployspetMAPproprietaryBP,includingdualchanneloscillometry,PPO
(PetMAPProprietaryOptimizations)andacontinuouslycomputedNSV(NominalSessionValue).
petMAPgIIutilizestheoscillometricmethodofBPdeterminationwhichsimplifiesthe
measurementofbloodpressureovertraditionalDopplertechniques.petMAPgIIalsoprovides
alloftheBPparameters(systolic,diastolic,meanarterialpressure(MAP)andheartrate),
enablingaccuratediagnosisandmanagementofhypertensionandusefulmonitoringduring
surgicalanesthesiaandotherprocedures.
Sensitivity:petMAP’sdualchanneloscillometryprovidesgreatsensitivitywhichpermitsBP
measurementeveninsmallcatsanddogs,aswellasinlargeranimals,includinghorses,when
setinthenon‐optimizedmodesetting.Additionally,forcompanionanimals,PPOenhancesthe
accuracyachievedbyallowingtheusertoselectthespecies(dogorcat)andthecuffplacement
site(forearm,tailorhindfoot).PPOisuniquetopetMAPdevicesandwhenused,improvesthe
correlationofthereadingstodirect,intra‐arterialpressuremeasurements.
SessionBPvalues:LikeallpetMAPs,petMAPgIIprovidesanotheruniqueandproprietary
feature,theBP“NominalSessionValue”orNSV.TheNSVisnotastraightaverageoftheBP
readings;rather,itisasubstantiallymorerobuststatisticalmeasureoftheanimal’snominalBP
duringtheBPsessionsinceiteliminateshighandlowoutliersandgivesmoreweighttothe