Operator's Manual

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Intended Users
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BIS™ Advance Monitor
The BIS™ Advance monitor system is intended for use under the direct supervision of
a licensed healthcare practitioner or by personnel trained in its proper use. The
system, and all its associated parameters, is intended for use on adult and pediatric
patients within a hospital or medical facility providing patient care to monitor the
state of the brain by data acquisition of EEG signals.
The BIS™ index, one of the BIS™ Advance monitor system output parameters, may be
used as an aid in monitoring the effects of certain anesthetic agents; and its usage
with certain anesthetic agents may be associated with a reduction in primary
anesthetic use and a reduction in emergence and recovery time.
Use of the BIS™ index for monitoring to help guide anesthetic administration may be
associated with the reduction of incidence of awareness with recall in adults during
general anesthesia and sedation. No known contraindications are listed in either the
BIS™ Advance monitor operator's manual or in the BIS™ Sensor IFUs.
1.6. Patient Target Groups
The BISExtend and Bilateral Sensors are intended for adult patients, while the BIS
Pediatric Sensor is intended for pediatric patients. These sensors are designed for
application to the frontal/temporal area to enable recordings of electrophysiological
signals, such as EEG. They are low impedance, single patient use, disposable
electrode sensors, intended to be used in conjunction with the rest of the BIS
Advance monitor system.
1.7. Intended Users
The BISAdvance monitor and BISx and BISx4 modules are intended to be used
under the direct supervision of a licensed healthcare practitioner, or by personnel
trained in their proper use. The system (and all of its associated parameters) is
intended for use on pediatric and adult patients within a hospital or medical facility. It
provides patient care to monitor the state of the brain by data acquisition of EEG
signals.
The BIS™ education site, www.biseducation.com, offers relevant information and
published articles on the clinical use of the BIS™ Advance system. In addition, there is
a “Monitoring Consciousness Using the Bispectral Index during Anesthesia” Clinician’s
Pocket Guide in English available on the website and through your local Medtronic
representative.