User`s guide

Introduction to the Instrument 1-1
1 Introduction to the Instrument
Objectives
In order to meet this chapter’s goals, you should become familiar with the Instrument and be
able to identify the Instrument’s parts in some detail. As well, you should be able to explain
how the Measurement Server and Measurement Server Extensions acquire and process
physiological measurements and how the Monitor displays the data.
The following topics are covered in this chapter:
• Introducing the Instrument Components
• Section 1 - Monitor Description
• Functional Description of the Monitor Hardware
• Section 2 - Measurement Server Description and Features
• Measurement Server Theory of Operation
• Functional Description of the Measurement Server Hardware
• Electrocardiogram/Respiration (ECG/Resp) Measurement
• Non-invasive Blood Pressure (NBP) Measurement
• Arterial Oxygen Saturation and Pleth (SpO
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/PLETH) Measurement
• Temperature and Invasive Blood Pressure (Temp/Press) measurement
• Section 3 - Measurement Server Extensions Description and Features
• M3015A Measurement Server Extension Theory of Operation
• Functional Description of the M3015A Measurement Server Extension Hardware
• Sidestream CO
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Measurement
• M3016A Measurement Server Extension Theory of Operation
• Functional Description of the M3016A Measurement Server Extension Hardware
• Mainstream CO
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Measurement
Concepts
The following section contains information that you need to understand in order to
competently maintain and repair an M2, M3 or M4 Monitor and Measurement Server with or
without a Measurement Server Extension.
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The theory of operation for a component describes the processing of signals
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The functional description of a component uses a diagram of the circuitry
followed by short, written explanations of the component circuitry.