User's Manual

Radical-7R Pulse CO-Oximeter Operator’s Manual 4-19

SatShare Operation

When the SatShare cable is connected to the Radical-7R Pulse CO-Oximeter and to a

multiparameter patient monitor, the Radical-7R Pulse CO-Oximeter automatically starts to

operate in the SatShare mode.

In the SatShare mode, Radical-7R Pulse CO-Oximeter operates as follows:

■ All visual alarms remain active.

■ All audible alarms may be disabled by software configuration of the Radical-7R Pulse

CO-Oximeter. Refer to Section 4, Alarms.

■ The SpO

and pulse rate numbers may or may not be displayed on the Radical-7R

Pulse CO-Oximeter display depending on the SatShare Numbers setting of the

General menu. Refer to Section 3, SatShare Setup.

■ All other items are displayed, including the alarm limits, the plethysmogram and Signal

IQ waveform.

■ The user can access the menu system.

■ If the SatShare cable is connected to the Radical-7R Pulse CO-Oximeter only, and not

to a patient monitor, the SatShare cable type is flashing on the LCD screen.

■ Once the Radical-7R Pulse CO-Oximeter detects the presence of a patient monitor,

the SatShare cable type remains constantly displayed on the LCD screen.

■ Patient Alarms of the multiparameter patient monitor will be triggered by the

alarm setting of the patient monitor and not the Radical-7 Pulse CO-Oximeter. To

synchronize the alarm events set the alarm limits of the Radical-7 Pulse CO-Oximeter

to those of the patient monitor, or vice versa.

■ Once the Radical-7R Pulse CO-Oximeter detects that the SatShare cable is

disconnected from the patient monitor, or if the patient monitor is turned off, the

Radical-7R automatically returns to normal, standalone operation.

■ In the SatShare mode, the pulse beep tone of the Radical-7R Pulse CO-Oximeter

is initially set to the lowest volume (mute). The pulse beep volume can be manually

increased. Refer to Section 4, Traditional User Interface.

■ The Radical-7R Pulse CO-Oximeter may automatically set the averaging time during

SatShare operation. For averaging times of 10 seconds and higher, the Radical-7

Pulse CO-Oximeter will automatically set the averaging time to 8 seconds during

SatShare operation. Averaging times of 2, 4 or 8 seconds remain unchanged during

SatShare operation. When the Radical-7R Pulse CO-Oximeter returns to non-

SatShare operation, the Radical-7 Pulse CO-Oximeter will maintain the averaging

time setting used in the SatShare mode.

■ When the Radical-7R Pulse CO-Oximeter starts to operate in the SatShare mode the

sensitivity mode is set to Normal sensitivity. The sensitivity mode can manually be set

to Maximum or APOD sensitivity. Refer to Section 2, Handheld Front Panel.

Operation