Users Manual Part 1
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Nerve Integrity Monitor
NerveTrend panel
The user must enable the NerveTrend panel using the Display panel. Go to Display/Additional Features/Enable NerveTrend toggle
button. Once the user selects Enable NerveTrend “on”, the system shows the NerveTrend panel and the user can now access the
NerveTrend settings/advanced settings.
Note: If you adjust the advanced settings, you will change the default characteristics of your NIM Vital. Only someone with
knowledge of the advanced settings and how they impact your NIM Vital should make changes. If the user selects
, the system
displays a warning. The user must select [Cancel] or [Conrm] to return to settings or move forward to the advanced settings panel.
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1 Settings button.
2 NerveTrend settings.
3 Trending Display expand/collapse menu:
• Trend Latency.
• Show connectors.
• Show Entire Session.
• Show as Mountain Graph.
4 NerveTrend settings advanced settings.
5 NerveTrend Channels.
6 NerveTrend Color Conditions expand/collapse menu:
• Color Display Criteria.
• Amplitude Threshold.
• Absolute Threshold.
• Latency Threshold.
On the NerveTrend settings panel you can select the following diverse types of trends to track:
• Trending Display settings - you can toggle on/o the following settings from the Trending Display settings panel:
— Trend latency - Turn on latency for the trending area.
— Show Connectors - Display connecting lines between trend points.
— Show Entire Session – When enabled, the system displays the entire session in the trend window. When disabled, the trend is
on a rolling timeframe that only shows the most recent portion of the trend session.
— Show as Mountain Graph - Change the visual layout of the trend.
• Color Conditions - View the alarm color conditions. The Color conditions depend on the Alert Type setting (amplitude/latency).
The user must enable Trend Latency to use a latency Alert Type.
NerveTrend advanced settings
On the NerveTrend advanced settings panel you can adjust the following:
• NerveTrend Channels - Toggle on/o the EMG channels in the procedure to trend.
• NerveTrend Color Conditions - You can adjust the following color condition information:
— Alert Type (amplitude only, latency only, amplitude AND latency, Amplitude OR latency)
— Amplitude Threshold
— Latency Threshold
Audio panel
Refer to the “Audio – understanding what you hear” topic for more information on the Audio tab.
Note: If you adjust the advanced settings, you will change the default characteristics of your NIM Vital. Only someone with
knowledge of the advanced settings and how they impact your NIM Vital should make changes. If the user selects
, the system
displays a warning. The user must select [Cancel] or [Conrm] to return to settings or move forward to the advanced settings panel.
FCC use only, not for Medical use